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Ten Vignettes For People Attempting a Second Child

The lovely people at www.glowing.com asked if I would write a guest blog for them this week.

Since they deal with women who are trying to get pregnant they asked if I could write one about how hard it is to try for a second child when you already have a first child.  And I said I would love to as long as I could make the disclaimer that I am writing this as someone who is not currently trying for a second child because, dear God, I have just one child and already most of my plants are dead and I’m only brushing my hair once every three days.

But for those of you ready to jump into the fray, here are:

Ten Vignettes on Trying for Your Second Child  

(The above underlined text is a “link.”  Put the cursor over the link and click on it and it will take you to the article.  These “link clicking” instructions are solely for my father and can be ignored by anyone under the age of 70.)

Thank you!


Comments

19 responses to “Ten Vignettes For People Attempting a Second Child”

  1. I laughed. Hard. Thank you for this.

  2. That is so so funny. And frighteningly true to life 🙂 I just love your blog!

  3. Brilliant as always! I look forward to seeing the movie.

  4. Brushing your hair three times a week huh? Fancy pants!

  5. We never attempted to create another child so much as we discovered later that it happened despite best efforts to the contrary. THREE TIMES. Other than that the scenarios are identical.

  6. As a parent to one (trying for #2 – mostly because it feels like the right thing to do at this point in my life) I found this to be hilarious. Story of my life. (This post – not the One Direction song). Great post!

  7. The second one Avatar
    The second one

    wait a second…. That sounded more exciting than creating my first child…
    Just saaaaaaaying 😉

    VERY well wrote. Loved this.

    1. you may be the exception 🙂

  8. This got an all-the-way-through read-aloud to my husband. We both shed tears. Bravo.

  9. I’m good with one… and all for separate sleeping spaces to make sure I stay. Good. With ONLY one haha

  10. lbclark124 Avatar
    lbclark124

    Maybe this is what could have happened if you had TRIED to have a second child. (Love the poo on neck vignettes)

    Sent from my iPad

  11. Hah how do people ever have MORE THAN TWO? unfathomable.

  12. I have just discovered your blog and I’m your new fan. So I have nominated you for the Liebster Award. If you choose to accept the award head on over to Needle and Ted to see what you need to do.

  13. about100percent Avatar
    about100percent

    Probably the most accurate thing I have ever read in my entire life.

  14. HAHAAHHAAA… One must not drink beverages while reading this blog.

  15. As a parent to one (trying for #2 – mostly because it feels like the right thing to do at this point in my life) I found this to be hilarious. Story of my life. (This post – not the One Direction song). Great post!!!

  16. It took us 3 YEARS to get preggers with our middle child (some one else carried and gave birth to our oldest, then I took her.) When we decided we want to get preggers a 3nd time we thought we’d best start early. It took us 3 SECONDS! Surprise! I wasn’t even ready for it either.

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