Impending birth

Someone at work is about to become a grandparent. It’s just amazing the amount of time in the day is taken up with swarms of people stopping by the grandparent-in-waiting’s desk to tell stories about when they were pregnant (and they all tell it with that air that they are an authority on pregnancy and childbirth) and enquire about every detail of the poor mother-to-be’s life. Without knowing her, they know everything about her … what food she doesn’t like at the moment, when her scan is, what sex the baby is, what she’s doing to keep her days busy, whether she’ll be induced by suppository or orally etc etc.

For Godsake gimmie a break! I’ve been witness at 3 births, I have my own memories and experiences and I don’t feel like hearing about it every 5 minutes from the next cubicle!