Its so good to be facing a couple of days when the thesis is optional. I'm so TIRED.
Went up to Upper Hutt today, and saw many young girls wearing Irish national costume and ENORMOUS curly wigs. I bet there are lots of young Irish girls with straight hair, but that look is definitely out. The wigs wouldn't look so bad if they weren't so ENORMOUS. No-one has hair that big. Or that bouncy. It's kindof wierd, a bit like some of the dog breeds. Too extreme for beauty.
Speaking about extreme for beauty I found this in an article on the New York News website (I think it was news, it certainly wasn't the post).
One telling rumor circulating in New York offices is that several of the city’s most fabulous mothers have had Cesarean sections early in the eighth month to avoid putting on the last extra dollop of fat. Removing a baby at that stage for a nonmedical reason would be malpractice, but in the era of the “cosmetic Cesarean”—in which the surgery is performed for women frantic about childbirth damaging their vaginal elasticity or appearance—who knows?
America is definitely ODD. Apparently these women in New York are getting pregnant, but the only thing they are thinking about is themselves, and whether they are putting on weight. No thoughts about the baby. And the post baby thinking doesn't seem to involve having a baby or child. Its like they are taking selfishness to the next level, which begs the question of why have the child anyway?? Its one of the best things you learn as a parent - selflessness. We don't seem to need to learn selfishness....
Posted by Toni at September 24, 2004 08:12 PMThe babies thing is bizarre, given that I thought NORMAL proto-mothers (i.e. me) worried about the baby coming out that early... I mean, that is 6 weeks prem by any standards... with all the attendent problems for the baby (and hence worries for you, if you want to take the selfish approach).
Also who is giving them their medical advice?
... women recover faster and more completely from natural birth than from Caesarian section, can exercise sooner and therefore regain a level of fitness etc... at full term there is maybe some argument that it is safer for the baby... but for the mother it is major abdominal surgery!
I know, its like the logic circuits have broken.
Posted by: toni at September 28, 2004 12:16 PM