One night we did the New York thing. We made reservations in a michelin-star restuarant in the West Village - and had the prix fixed dinner menu. It was great, the food was delicious and we ate while the sun came down over the Hudson.
So we got started on the carparccio (it was beet which we mistakenly read as b-e-e-f, and wondering why on earth the
So we got started on the carparccio (it was beet which we mistakenly read as b-e-e-f, and wondering why on earth the
meat was so purplish and jello-ed) and the table next to us fills up.
Party of 4 middle-aged Americans looking like they were ready to enjoy an evening of relaxed catching up. Sometime later, the conversation starts (and I can't help it, because you know,
Party of 4 middle-aged Americans looking like they were ready to enjoy an evening of relaxed catching up. Sometime later, the conversation starts (and I can't help it, because you know,
Americans speak really clearly and firmly over many things...).
Pregnant Lady: "So, you know, I'm already 40 and I thought since I've always wanted to have a baby, why not now? So I talked to my really good friend and he's really cool and very understanding (both he and his partner) and its like yes, you know, I want to know who the donor is, at least. And we thought we'd go ahead. So I didn't tell anyone until it worked, cuz you know, its amazing the reaction from everyone - and well, its been amazing,...yes I'm 4 months now."
Friend 1: Wow! Congratulations, so you worked out everything else?
Pregnant Lady: Yeah, pretty much. Mike's really sweet about it but I told him that I really wanted to take care of all the rest myself, you know like daily expenses and bringing him or her up which I know I can do. And he offered to see if he could cover, like the big items..
Friend 2: yeah, you know like the Ivy League education *Laughs*
- Table laughs -
Friend 1: So did you pretty much have to repeat the whole story to everyone? I can't imagine their reactions..
Pregnant Lady: *laugh* telling the office was the one - I mean I just KNOW they had all these questions and were like not sure how to ask, I got alot of "So was it planned?" which is pretty much "So who's the father?" which is what everyone Really wanted to know. Mich's parents don't know yet, they Irish, which is...yeah [Friends nod sympathetically] ...first they had to hear that their son was gay, and this is gonna be..yeah
And the evening goes on, from entree to main to dessert, J and I are pretty much munching on our food and their conversation. I guess I am surprised at my naivety in thinking that these things only happen in celluloid - like in an episode of SATC. And I tell myself, that's exactly why I am here, to understand that there are 6 billion people in the world who operate on very different planes, and life can be viewed and lived so differently.
Friend 1: Wow! Congratulations, so you worked out everything else?
Pregnant Lady: Yeah, pretty much. Mike's really sweet about it but I told him that I really wanted to take care of all the rest myself, you know like daily expenses and bringing him or her up which I know I can do. And he offered to see if he could cover, like the big items..
Friend 2: yeah, you know like the Ivy League education *Laughs*
- Table laughs -
Friend 1: So did you pretty much have to repeat the whole story to everyone? I can't imagine their reactions..
Pregnant Lady: *laugh* telling the office was the one - I mean I just KNOW they had all these questions and were like not sure how to ask, I got alot of "So was it planned?" which is pretty much "So who's the father?" which is what everyone Really wanted to know. Mich's parents don't know yet, they Irish, which is...yeah [Friends nod sympathetically] ...first they had to hear that their son was gay, and this is gonna be..yeah
And the evening goes on, from entree to main to dessert, J and I are pretty much munching on our food and their conversation. I guess I am surprised at my naivety in thinking that these things only happen in celluloid - like in an episode of SATC. And I tell myself, that's exactly why I am here, to understand that there are 6 billion people in the world who operate on very different planes, and life can be viewed and lived so differently.
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