Monday, February 28, 2000

So this Pregnant Women goes into a Coffee shop......

.....and the over-zealous barista says we make a great decaf!
We have all heard the tales of perfect strangers reacting to pregnancy in the most inappropriate manner, to me none is more annoying than the concern over my caffeine intake. As if when you get pregnant all of your ability to be rational goes out the nearest window. Please dear reader note: I readily admit to being extremely emotional from the day I found myself pregnant, however my understanding of what I read and what the doctor says has not diminished. Reading too much can lead to anxiety, do yourself a favor throw out What To Expect When You Are Expecting! I can only relate one tale of belly touching or parenting by the general public, it wasn't upsetting. On one of my last days in NYC I went to the movie with the girl gang. One of our group is an elderly Japanese-American women, Miné Okubo, who spent her life single (actually married to her Art) she put her frail hands on my belly and told me, " your are very fortunate."

Miné is the Author of Citizen 13660, a pictorial chronicle of her experience as, citizen 13660, in an internment camp at Topaz.