or some such, but because it's Thanksgiving and because I so rarely express true gratitude in my blog posts lately, I now offer an enlightening quote from my workplace a couple of months ago.
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Since every night at work seems to spawn brand new and otherwise inexplicable levels of appreciation for twisted humor, tonight's Thing I Wish Wasn't Quite So Funny At Work occurred when a co-worker remarked conversationally, "I'm gonna be so glad when the baby comes."
I'm thinking, yeah, what a happy day, sure.
'Cause when my wife's not pregnant, it'll be legal for me to, like, punch her in the face."
OK, well, certainly the normal course of life can lead to a disturbing combination of wishful thinking and felony assault, but yes, apparently some women are not nearly as in touch with their clear-headed side during pregnancy.
I don't recall feeling the need for domestic violence during my wife's pregnancy, but in this and other matters I may be a minority voice. So here's to you, sweetie, for being so wonderfully non-irrational while you were lugging around twenty five pounds of placenta and an additional life inside you.
