At the hospital, I was assigned a bracelet that says “father” and N was officially labeled “mother.” We are lucky nobody tried to pump him for milk.
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At least the hospital was still traditional enough to use the labels “mother” and “father” rather than something more PC, such as “parental caregiver of whatever gender #1” and “parental caregiver of whatever gender #2.”
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I think the current PCest terms are “birthing parent” and “non-birthing parent”….
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I’m glad nobody referred to me as a “birthing parent.” I was in an emotional state and could have started getting aggressive.
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It’s a Catholic hospital. There was prayer time every morning. A very good place.
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I was thinking more along the lines of pairing the right baby with the correct set of parents. : )
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The hospital was obsessed with avoiding accidental swapping of babies. They have complex procedures that they keep faithfully. It would even get funny over time.
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We are lucky nobody tried to pump him for milk.
LOL! Who knows, he might rise to the challenge!
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this crowd is not a big “meet the fockers” fans?
Greg’s father – in – law (robert de niro) after Greg says pretty much any creature with nipple can give milk / be milked. “well I have nipples Greg”
That is what came to mind…
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