Comments on: Next Week Our Baby Grows Arms And Legs Which Will Come In Handy When She Has To Mow Our Lawn

By: Kitty

Kitty — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:36:03 +0000

Aww, Gabriel, congrats.

Having a child is the most wonderful event in one’s life. Trust me on that.

By: Gabriel...

Gabriel... — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:54 +0000

Hi Thor… otherwise I’m moving forward with panache and grace.

Hi bromac… technically I have two “other” sites, the photo one (…salted shambhala), which is totally awesome, and one aboot Canada (Cultural Sn:afu), which is totally mega awesome (the blog and the country).

But my brain hasn’t been able to properly update csn:afu in a long, long time. Which is a shame because it really is totally mega awesome.

I honestly think the next phase of my recovery will involve updating the Canada blog on a regular basis. The photo blog is (slowly) helping me get there.

By: Bromac

Bromac — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:12:59 +0000

Interestingly enough, I recently read an article about this becoming a trend in the US among families of Asian descent. I don’t have the statistics but can look it up.

I look forward to checking out the article. I thought “the other site” was a photography site.

By: MoDLin

MoDLin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:49:22 +0000

Glad to hear all is progressing well. Cool!

By: thordora

thordora — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:15:19 +0000

Yup. When I was pregnant, I was not allowed to be told the sex. Which was funny, because during my last pregnancy, they had to do profiles since my pregnancy wasn’t adhering to their timelines. And she tried to find the sex then. It varies, it really does. We have a 3D/4D clinic now, but I’m unsure about gender disclosure…

I found A Child is Born at the thrift store, and I love it. But it is very graphic, so not all adults can deal with it I imagine. I’ve found it helpful for the ladies.

If she’s having trouble with her moods, feel free to pass on my email. Been there, got the t-shirt. :D

Otherwise, well?

By: Gabriel...

Gabriel... — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:10:48 +0000

Hi Swirly… I’ve told her I have been chronically depressed for eighteen years, that what I have is a disease and I’ve been in recovery — including medication and psychiatric therapy — for four or five. I also told her about being homeless for a (combined) couple of years, and I’ve explained some of, but not nearly all, of my upbringing.

I haven’t used the words “manic depression” or “political collective based on a cult of personality surrounding my father” because I don’t think it adds anything right now. I’m probably not giving her enough credit, but I’m not sure if the captions would mean much to her beyond what I’ve already told her. But I’ll use the words eventually.

From what I remember of the story, the province of New Brunswick, at least until very recently, forbid parents from knowing the sex of their baby in case they were to use that knowledge as a reason to abort the foetus. So parents were travelling to the US to have the 3D/4D imaging service done.

I do not believe the parents getting the procedure done in the US were having it done to decide on abortion, they were just naturally curious as to the sex of the foetus. It’s just a bizarre provincial law made up in reaction to the completely ludicrous lack of abortion laws this country has.

If you’re interested — and how could you not be — I wrote something about Canada’s weird legal grey zone regarding abortion on my “other” site. A lot of people thought I summed it up nicely… and there’s music.

http://culturalsnafu.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/retroactive/