Perhaps I should change my friends-page name...

[fpb]

Since I started Reflections of a stormy petrel two years ago, the friends page has always been called Thank God for the following people, for fairly obvious reasons. But for over a year now, I have been aware of a peculiar phenomenon: there always seems to be at least one f-list member who is expecting. No sooner had synaesthete_7 had Paul Nathan, than hafguk became pregnant with Simon. And now that Simon has come along - and what a charmer he is - prylliepwns delights us with news of her coming Dee Dee. Perhaps it ought to be The Fertility F-List.

So you see what you have to do, ladies. If you want a baby, you do not have to spend thousands of pounds or dollars going through IVF, or finding a surrogate mother, or adopting someone, or performing spells, or making a pilgrimage. Just friend me, and sooner or later one of you at least will be carrying her own little princess or princeling.

And my love and congratulations to you all.

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[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

Just friend me, and sooner or later one of you at least will be carrying her own little princess or princeling.

Does this mean I should defriend you?

Kidding.

But children and me do not mix.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm... I don't think so. To judge by events, there seems to be place for only one pregnant lady on the list at a time. So if you really have no intention to, I would say that the chances of the Blessing of the Blog bashing you are pretty small.

(Although, you know, perhaps a baby might help with your problems. They are a natural pick-me-up.... OK, OK, never mind.) (*runs away as Ayla throws things at him*)

[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

*throws things*

Oi, no. :p There's always the months afterwards of sleepless nights and nappy changing. And post-natal depression. That's all I need right now.

[super-pan.livejournal.com]

YOur friends list is either going to expand alot, or perhaps cut in half as your female friends flee in fear of being the next one!

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Ayla has already given a clear hint of what she feels. But as I told her, there apparently seems to be place for only one expectant lady at a time, so, you really do not have to join if you do not want to.

[neigedens.livejournal.com]

Nuh-uh, no way. We already have a joke in my family that either my brother or I have to get married soon to keep a cycle of marriages every three years, I ain't having a baby too. :)

[fpb.livejournal.com]

That's OK, just don't defriend me. You are one of the lights of the list. It does not suit the gravitas of a fat middle-aged person to make puppy-dog eyes, but if it was, I would.