10-11-2008 - i'll take 'birthdays in january' for $400

My mood while writing this blog: perplexed

After asking when my due date is, why do people insist on 1) telling me when their birthday is, 2) telling me when their kids’ birthdays are & 3) listing off everyone they know who has a birthday between December 25^th and January 31^st? I find this very odd. I didn’t ask you; so why are you telling me!?

What brought this on? Well, I’m on the phone today with one of the retail supervisors (keep in mind that I have never in my life met this guy and have only spoken to him maybe three times, tops) and he says, “I hear you are with child”.

“yup” I return with a chuckle because it’s funny to hear someone say ‘with child’ rather than ‘pregnant’.

“So…when are you due?” He kindly asks.

“Doc says January three, but I think they come whenever they’re ready”

“Oh. My birthday is January seven. Maybe you can hold off ‘til then….hahaha”

Pause to furrow my brow with confusion.

Trying to stay as kind as possible, “hahaha (forced)…I don’t know…I’d really like to deliver early rather than late…hahaha (more forced chuckles).”

“Well, good luck with everything…..”And the conversation moves on to a work related subject.

Let’s go back to the pause. Does this happen to anyone else? This is where I get confused – are they trying to create some sort of common denominator between us? So then I start thinking back and I can recall at least five family members who did the same thing. Except rather than a thirty second conversation, these would last up to ten or fifteen minutes. Weird.