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Help me make tomorrow work
In less than 24 hours, I'll be meeting a pregnant woman and her sister and her sister and her sister's wife, and then later, the father and his mother.
So I need suggestions of questions to ask. Here's what I've come up with so far:
1) Do you have any allergies
2) How are you feeling
3) Boy your cans are huge.
4) What level of opennes would you like? Letters? Pictures? More?
5) What do you feed babies?
3 out of 4 dead babies agree! pepsi is better than coke! - EdithBouvierBeale
Lordy. Grow some balls and stop lurking. It's like stealing from the internet. Jesuschrist. -- AudreyHorne
I hate love and marriage. I got married so I could destroy these things from the inside. - NoisyPenguin
It's a good thing my circle of trust is as giant as my vagina. That only leaves a couple people out. - Cali
Re: Help me make tomorrow work
Given the time of year, are there any family traditions they hold dear that you could possibly carry on for the little one?
Any medical history to be aware of other than allergies?
Mucho likes purple nails and purple cupcakes
I'm hyperventilating for you, so you don't have to do that. It's already covered.
I think you should engage her and her family in a lively political and religious debate. Then ask them how much money they make and how much all of their stuff costs. Then burp and blow it right in her face. People love that stuff.
Also, offer her a tampon cookie.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
3 out of 4 dead babies agree! pepsi is better than coke! - EdithBouvierBeale
Lordy. Grow some balls and stop lurking. It's like stealing from the internet. Jesuschrist. -- AudreyHorne
I hate love and marriage. I got married so I could destroy these things from the inside. - NoisyPenguin
It's a good thing my circle of trust is as giant as my vagina. That only leaves a couple people out. - Cali
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
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Good Luck tomorrow! Regarding question 4, do you have a preference?
Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.
Thanks. We're pretty open. We're fine sending letters and pictures and would like her (and him) to do the same if they'd like to.
If they want to visit now and then, we're fine as long as we don't get a 'stalker' vibe from them. Any visits would be chaperoned by our social workers, and you can never have too much family, right?
That last question was directed at Cali. Right Cali? 6 meemaws for Groomzhilda.
3 out of 4 dead babies agree! pepsi is better than coke! - EdithBouvierBeale
Lordy. Grow some balls and stop lurking. It's like stealing from the internet. Jesuschrist. -- AudreyHorne
I hate love and marriage. I got married so I could destroy these things from the inside. - NoisyPenguin
It's a good thing my circle of trust is as giant as my vagina. That only leaves a couple people out. - Cali
Oh, you definitely want to get a lot of family members. That way you have a larger pool to pull from. You're bound to find a couple normal ones that way. If Meemaw #1 turns out to be a big ol' meanie who yells at Groomzhilda for eating with her elbows on the table, you just kick her out and replace her with Meemaw #2. People do their best work when they're in constant competition for their job.
She's going to have a lot of weirdo internets aunties too, so you might as well raise her to assume that everybody she meets are relatives.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
you should page jermysgirl on ML. she has a pretty close relationship with her daughters birth family (well, the dad and his side anyway). i bet she could help you along with some questions.
also, rottimom and dfl have adopted daughters and would be a great resource.
You guys pick the baby's name right? Would you ever consider incorporating a family name from the birth fam into the baby's name?
What if they really insist on naming the baby XYZ and you don't like that name?
I hope everything goes amazingly well for the meeting(s)!!
Claire Elizabeth 12/31/2011
Married Bio
Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!
That is all I wanted to contribute here.
Kizdoodle, we pick the baby's name. Well technically, she could name the baby and then we have the option to change the name when we take her home, but in this case, she asked us to tell her what name we chose so she could put it on the original birth certificate.
Thanks everybody for the vibez and stuff. I'll have a full report tomorrow night.
3 out of 4 dead babies agree! pepsi is better than coke! - EdithBouvierBeale
Lordy. Grow some balls and stop lurking. It's like stealing from the internet. Jesuschrist. -- AudreyHorne
I hate love and marriage. I got married so I could destroy these things from the inside. - NoisyPenguin
It's a good thing my circle of trust is as giant as my vagina. That only leaves a couple people out. - Cali
I bet her FUPA's name is Shane, like the gunslinger/drifter of literature.--HappyTummy
Be sure to get a good look at their teeth so you know what you're in for.
I can't wait for you to meet them! I'm so excited! LOUD NOISES!
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
I'd bring a baby doll and do diaper changing races, so they can see how great you will be at it. Then melt a bunch of candy bars in diapers and guess what kind of candy they are.
This is so exciting. Just be yourselves, I'm sure it's nerve wracking for everyone involved but I know they will come away knowing the bay-bay is coming to a loving and happy home.
I think Lindsay added some good ones. Also, you could ask the family how they feel about the rules of Bartertown, and whether or not they think fighting to the death is an appropriate form of decision making.
Good luck! I hope she lets you motorboat her cans.
For less then ten cents a day, you can feed a hungry child.
When you walk into the room, immediately set up some sort of screen around the mother and explain that you are protecting the fetus from any wandering fecal mist.
Good luck! I'll be thinking of you guys!
I am so excited for you Groomz! I have nothing to add, but to echo Kristen and just be yourself. They will love you and Jimmy, and I know they will see how much love you have to give the baby.
HT--James is gorgeous! Are you home?