Feb21

Have I mentioned my husband is funny?

Posted on February 21, 2017 by ParentingIsFunny

While lying in bed, exhausted, nauseous, and useless this first trimester, I said to my husband, “You know how in the movies when a woman is in labor she’s screaming, crushing her husband’s fingers and shouting, ‘You did this to me!'”

“Yes,” he replied with a healthy amount of caution.

“Just in case I’m too busy or I forget, I’ll say it now: You did this to me!”

He said, “Yep, thanks for confirming it was me.”

That’s one of the stories I hope to tell, time permitting, this Saturday at my talk on the other side of the country. In the winter. In the morning. Lots of new territory for me.

If I don’t freeze, don’t oversleep, and do well, I’ll tell you about it next week. Wish me luck!

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Allie P. on February 21, 2017 at 1:36 pm said:

That’s hilarious.

Oh if there is snow on the ground, I am guessing you aren’t coming to my neck of the woods but are instead sticking to the north which is a shame as it has been in the lower 70s here. In any event, safe travels!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 21, 2017 at 1:44 pm said:
  
  I’m speaking at a conference in Bethesda, MD. Maybe it will be warm there! Whereabouts are you?
  
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  - Allie P. on February 21, 2017 at 2:11 pm said:
    
    I’m a little over 5 hours south of there.
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 21, 2017 at 2:16 pm said:
    
    Yep, that’s a wee bit outside my range. 🙂
    
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  - Allie P. on February 21, 2017 at 2:28 pm said:
    
    Yeah… bummer. Mine too
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 21, 2017 at 2:41 pm said:
    
    I have friends moving to Atlanta shortly. Are you near there?
    
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  - Allie P. on February 21, 2017 at 3:10 pm said:
    
    It’s a drive to but not as far
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 21, 2017 at 3:17 pm said:
    
    Duly noted.
    
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Andrew Reynolds on February 21, 2017 at 2:20 pm said:

I like him – very well put. And just so you know, the cold, wet, white stuff on the ground is called “snow.”

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 21, 2017 at 2:40 pm said:
  
  Hardee har har. I grew up in Cleveland. I know full well why I now live in So Cal.
  
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  - Andrew Reynolds on February 21, 2017 at 7:35 pm said:
    
    As we say in my family, “If you can see snow, you’re too close.”
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 21, 2017 at 7:41 pm said:
    
    Brilliant! You’re all a pack of geniuses.
    
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inspirethemom on February 21, 2017 at 2:23 pm said:

lol. Best wishes! Hope it goes well. ❤

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 21, 2017 at 2:40 pm said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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Carrie Rubin on February 21, 2017 at 2:24 pm said:

Best of luck to you. So cool that you’re doing this!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 21, 2017 at 2:40 pm said:
  
  Thanks, friend. 🙂
  
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settleinelpaso on February 21, 2017 at 3:12 pm said:

That is really hilarious. Have a wonderful trip.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 21, 2017 at 3:17 pm said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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vikingspaul on February 21, 2017 at 4:17 pm said:

🙂

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 21, 2017 at 4:18 pm said:
  
  🙂 back atcha!
  
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Chatter Master on February 21, 2017 at 4:30 pm said:

Okay, first, congratulations on peoples wanting you to present. That is fabulous!

And second, is this a CURRENT story? And if so CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 21, 2017 at 4:41 pm said:
  
  It IS a current story! There’s a bun in the ol’ oven!
  
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  - Chatter Master on February 23, 2017 at 5:06 pm said:
    
    OH MY GOSH!!!! How did I miss this???? CONGRATULATIONS to your entire family!!! ❤
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 23, 2017 at 5:08 pm said:
    
    Why, thank you. 🙂
    
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She-Ra on February 21, 2017 at 5:49 pm said:

Hahahaha! I love this so much!!!

Best of luck on Saturday!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 21, 2017 at 6:00 pm said:
  
  Thank you, She-Ra!
  
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GiGi on February 21, 2017 at 7:58 pm said:

Good luck!

What is the event you’re going to be speaking at? I hope 1st trimester travel isn’t too difficult.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 21, 2017 at 8:03 pm said:
  
  Parenting with Purpose in Bethesda, MD. I’ve tipped into the 2nd trimester, so I think I’ll be okay. Still tired, but far less nauseous!
  Thank you, Gigi!
  
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Julie Holmes, author on February 22, 2017 at 4:15 am said:

LOL! What a great sense of humor–both of you!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 22, 2017 at 8:57 am said:
  
  We’re cool like that sometimes.
  
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diannegray on February 22, 2017 at 12:14 pm said:

That’s awesome – he sounds like he’s got a great sense of humour. Best of luck with the talk and the trip to the cold country 😉 xxx

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 22, 2017 at 12:15 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Dianne!
  
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Ally Bean on February 23, 2017 at 1:18 pm said:

Cute story. Best of luck. Stay warm. Fleece is your friend.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 23, 2017 at 2:18 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Ally!
  
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mariasjostrand on February 24, 2017 at 12:05 pm said:

😂

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thefolia on February 26, 2017 at 4:54 am said:

How exciting, two incredible news stories with humor in only eight sentences…
touché. If I were nearby I would get out of the nest for a change. Luck!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2017 at 9:33 am said:
  
  🙂 🙂 🙂
  
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Aunt Beulah on February 26, 2017 at 7:48 am said:

I can hardly wait to hear about your talk. Sounds like you might be in my neck of the woods. Please thank your husband for starting my day with a laugh.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2017 at 9:32 am said:
  
  I woke up too early this morning, with thoughts of what I’d put in my blog, then was too awake to fall back asleep. But that will have to wait, I’m afraid. “Real life” intervenes in the meantime! Stay tuned! 🙂
  
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Jacqui Murray on February 27, 2017 at 8:43 am said:

good luck! Husband should come along, as a ‘show and tell’.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2017 at 9:31 am said:
  
  Wouldn’t that have been nice? But sadly he had to stay home to take care of the kids. He got mentioned plenty, though. 🙂
  
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Lonna Hill on March 1, 2017 at 12:24 am said:

Congrats that your expecting another baby! How exciting 🙂 And good luck at your talk.

Isn’t it wonderful when we have a hubby that makes us laugh? Mine makes me laugh every day. When he and I were dating, I told my mother-in-law that Hubby’s sense of humor was one of the things I loved most about him and how he always makes me laugh. I’ll never forget her response, “Yeah, that’ll wear off.” I’m so glad it hasn’t.

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- ParentingIsFunny on March 1, 2017 at 9:30 am said:
  
  “that’ll wear off.”–how sad! But I’m so glad it hasn’t. A sense of humor never goes out of style. I’m blessed with a funny husband too.
  The talk went well. Thanks! I hope to post all about the trip soon.
  
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rhythminlife on March 5, 2017 at 8:52 pm said:

Lol. Infact I did scream just like in the movies with our first child. The kind of screaming that had my beloved running out of that room for his dear life. Laboring is no walk in the park 😂.

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- ParentingIsFunny on March 5, 2017 at 9:32 pm said:
  
  Oh, me too. In fact, I remember my mom saying that the way they scream in the movies was a lie and thinking, as I’m doing it, Mom was wrong! Then my sister told me later she had the same experience and the same thought.
  
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  - rhythminlife on March 6, 2017 at 5:44 am said:
    
    Oh…. Bless mothers. They will smooth talk it and then tell us once in the middle of it(labor pains). This was my mother in law in this case.😂😂😂💕
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on March 6, 2017 at 9:37 am said:
    
    I think my mom just can’t remember squat! Haha. 🙂
    
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