Eyes brimming with tears, twisting my hair intensely, I blurted out “Daddy, was I a mistake?”
Slowly, he put the newspaper down on his lap (to stall for time, I’m sure). “No, darling. You were a, uh, delightful surprise.”
Hmmm. Even at the tender age of 6 my olfactory system was developed enough to smell a fish.
There is a 10-year age difference between my sister and me and 7 years between my brother and me. Because of that, I’m fairly confident the conversation the night of my conception did not go like this: “Ken! Send the kids to the neighbors, light the candles and hurry — I’m ovulating!”
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Leslie,
Re: your last lemon. A bilateral oophorectomy in my late 40s did the trick for me. Not having to endure spiking and plummenting hormone levels has been a real blessing. It’s not an intervention listed in the treatment guidelines, but it definitely should be. Thanks for sharing your humor.
thanks! This idea can be used for many illnesses, and I will find time to write out a ‘Lemon sheet’ for my anxiety and depression.
@Voyager wow. That’s kind of an extreme solution as I see it. How are you now?
Leslie dear, I like your perspective. I hope you’ll do fine. More power.