Really? “We’re pregnant”?
Interesting, because I don’t think that you (man) have a vagina. This very important fact precludes you from being pregnant. Ladies, when you proudly proclaim “we’re pregnant”, trust me, a high percentage of people receiving your happy news are rolling their eyes in spirit.
Why is it that “we’re pregnant” has become commonplace? To me it's pretentious and plain ludicrous. Being pregnant as defined by Websters:
“Containing a developing embryo, fetus, or unborn offspring within the body”
Sorry gentlemen, but until science creates a away for you to push a child through your urethra, you are not pregnant.
I assume this term was sprouted from the fact that men want to be recognized as an integral part of the pregnancy. Understanding that males would like to take part in the exciting phase of their baby’s development I’ve come up with a compromise.
How about “we’re having a baby”. Still no entirely accurate but much less nauseating than aforementioned.
2 comments:
maybe men like the "we" part cause they tend to get sympathy bellies- apparently the average man gains 10 pds when his partner is preggo.
"push a child through your urethra" - now that would be something.
a pretty dramatic response. The difference between "we're pregnant" and "we're having a baby" is largely semantic.
Gender roles are becoming increasingly blurred. Women are allowed to vote and run companies now. It's only natural for men to want to share in this aspect of the feminine - albeit in a small way.
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