Stupid Questions

Our book club book this month was "The Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination" by McKracken. The book is a memoir from a woman whose first child was stillborn and written shortly after the the birth of her second child. The book is sad, but not too sad and was both a good read and good discussion Thursday night.

We didn't get into this discussion Thursday, but one of the questions McKracken as a new mom had problems with was the "is this your first?" A VERY typical question and one that clearly is a lot more difficult to answer for her the most women, but it is stupid mom question number 1. I always thought that question sucked just because the follow-up to is usually smug advice about how they are expert parenters because they have three screaming brats in the booth behind them throwing things. But when you think of it in this context, it is just mean, even if it is unintentional.

Stupid mom question number two: are they sleeping through the night? No, and your kids didn't either so don't try to tell me otherwise.

Stupid mom question number tree: is he/she yours? Really, no, I borrowed this kid because I love grocery shopping and managing a fussy child. Of course, they are mine.

Hopefully you don't ask these questions, but just in case, don't ask me.