Miracle Mites

[vovat]

So many people seem to be having kids these days. I guess that's been true throughout history, but it's become pretty common among people on my friends page as of late. I don't know. When I hear about other people's childrearing experiences, it just makes me more adamant about not wanting to have them. I just don't think I could handle it, you know? Besides, I've been doing enough of that kind of stuff in The Sims 2. You take care of a baby for a few days, and then they grow into a child, and become pretty much self-sufficient. Just like in real life, right? {g}

And since I'm sure everyone is interested in the status of my toe, I'll mention that I went to the doctor today, and was told that I'd probably have to have a podiatrist cut out the problem area. I couldn't get an appointment until the 27th, and even that might not be possible to make, depending on whether I'm selected for jury duty. But, well, I think that's over two months since the problem started, which strikes me as a long time to have a toe infection. It's sort of like when I had that seemingly eternal ear infection, what, two summers ago? The doctor also recommended I get blood work done, so I'm going to do that on Saturday. (I had planned to go today, but I needed to have fasted for twelve hours, and that's difficult to do when I have work.) I'm kind of worried that they'll find something wrong, but it's not like the blood testing would give me a medical problem. They'll probably say I don't exercise enough, which is true.

There are a few other things that happened this week that I'd like to mention, but I'll save them for another entry. I'm way behind on reading everyone else's entries, but I'll probably catch up eventually.

Comments

[dragonxbait.livejournal.com]

We have a healthy number of friends who are child-free by choice (permanently) and quite a few who have already started families or are planning to do so in the next few years. I think it's just our age. When my friends first started getting married and then started having children it was really really weird. When did we become adults?

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Hey, I apparently still haven't, and I'm a few years older than you.

[dragonxbait.livejournal.com]

laughs...I didn't mean that having children or getting married makes you an adult. I meant that being an age where people you know are doing those things and people *expect* you to be thinking about them does.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

True, but I can't say I really feel like an adult, regardless of the whole child-rearing issue.

[revme.livejournal.com]

You're gonna get a toectomy!

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Wait, wouldn't that involve the toe being removed entirely?

[revme.livejournal.com]

Yeah! That'd solve the problem!

[rockinlibrarian.livejournal.com]

So many people seem to be having kids these days. I guess that's been true throughout history, but it's become pretty common among people on my friends page as of late.

Definitely your age. What's scary is, if this was fifty, sixty, seventy years ago, this would have happened ten years sooner!

Except not on your Friends Page.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

No, it would be at...the meeting in the town square, or something. {g}

AGREED.

[colbyucb.livejournal.com]

Sims 2 has all the kids I need.

If your toe falls off you should sell it on Craigslist.

Re: AGREED.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Sims 2 has all the kids I need.

And you can look at the color of the kids' icons to see whether they need attention. Try doing THAT in real life. {g}

If your toe falls off you should sell it on Craigslist.

I'm suddenly reminded of The Big Lebowski. "I can get you a toe."