06 April 2007

Quote from My Father-in-Law

Scene: GH's hospital room
Characters: GH, in hospital bed. Me, sitting on bed, breast pump going full strength. In-laws, in chairs near the foot of the bed.

[wheeze wheeze wheeze says the pump]

FIL: Huh, it doesn't come out so fast, does it?
Me (thinking to myself): Could you at least pretend not to watch? Please?

23 comments:

Rachel said...

Oh. My. God. I can't believe he said that.

Robin J. said...

tragically funny ...

kim said...

Eeeek! Look away, look away!

Yankee T said...

eeeeeeeeeeeeeew.

jo(e) said...

Oh, wow.

luolin said...

Oh dear.

Rev Dr Mom said...

Oh.My.

OTRgirl said...

Jrex told me I HAD to come read your latest blog entry. "It's funny, gross and disturbing."

"Oh no! What happened?"

"Nothing about GH, don't worry. But it's weird. Go read it."

I must say, I was not expecting an intersection between a FIL and a breast pump!!

Unknown said...

Wow. Just.......wow. It pretty much defies the imagination.
I suspect I will have very odd dreams tonight.

honglien123 said...

Ok, I just had to delurk to say, "Ewwwwwwwwww"

Kathryn said...

Nooo
I thought my M-i-L won the insensitivity stakes, but clearly there is hot competition. Yukk

Mouthy Girl said...

Let me know when you're ready for me to murder them. I can off them and sleep like a baby the same night.

PS
Email me your bra size. I'm buying you one of MY nursing bras! Ha!

Klynn said...

Yeesh. From someone who pumped for 11 1/2 months...I feel your...discomfort. It's hard enough to relax for a @#$% machine, but with an audience, in stressful circumstances...arrrgh.

Now, with that said, I didn't find it disturbing when my own father watched intently, with tears in his eyes, as I nursed a tiny/preemie/newborn TJ (oh God, has it really been over 14 years ago???). He said it was the sweetest, most natural thing in the world.

But, I definitely get your point...tact and discretion are defintely not your FIL's strong points, are they? :-P

Marie-Baguette said...

I could not help laughing out loud. I admire you for finding humor in a very tragic situation. I am very sorry your husband is not getting better, and that on top of this, you need to deal with the in-laws. Thinking of you

Anonymous said...

i prefer to think of my in-laws as 'my children's grandparents'. somehow that context helps me relate to them.

Anonymous said...

OMG- my FIL wouldn't even be in the same room with me when I nursed (with a blanket to cover things)- I can't imagine him actually watching while I pumped.

laura said...

Creepy in a tragically odd way. I won't go into the surrounding circumstances, but picture my father and my entire family of in-laws in a stretch limo. My sister in law pumping away, while my father can't take his eyes off this oddly strange contraption. Don't ask. Very awkward.

wakeupandsmellthecoffee said...

That's in-laws for you. Next time ask him if he wants to give it a try. I remember trying the breast pump. So much hard work for so little reward.

Anonymous said...

Ohhhhh, HONEY!

L said...

Ewww! No boundaries there eh?

Anonymous said...

How uncomfortably funny. Reminds me of when I was just one day post C-section and my SIL, who said she had no time to help me and didn't raise other people's children--suddenly whirled in to my hospital room to visit me.

I was pumping, she was watching. And she says, "Wow, don't take this the wrong way but your boobs are HUUUUGE!" And later, "Now I can add breast pumping as another reason not to have children." Yeah, thanks for ALL of your support.

Try not to let the in-laws get you down. Do what you need to do for you and GH.

Mouthy Girl said...

Here ya go, Snick:

ringldr@hotmail.com


I talked with Lil Sis the other day again. They're all at Disney for her kids' spring break, but she's sending Disney magic your way!

Liz Miller said...

Squick. Squick. Squick!