Ugh. Among the problems of working for a company with so many women is the inevitible periodic newborn baby in the office. Someone has a baby and of course brings it in one day for everyone to see, because, naturally all the other women are dying to see the baby.
Today someone brought in their baby of maybe a week or 2. I was unfortunate enough to have them get caught right outside my cubicle. Yes, once someone heard that she was there, women SWARMED to her and begin fawning like it’s their job.
“awwww! She’s just darling!”
“ohhhhh look how sweet she is!”
“she’s soooo cuuuute!”
All at the same time. I could handle one or maybe even 2 people fawning over a baby at the same time. But to have this big crowd of women just going gah-gah over a baby is more than I can handle.
Perhaps I’ll understand better when I become a father. But part of it comes from my own personality– I don’t like attention. I especially don’t like having a lot of it at the same time. Some people thrive off of the attention of a large group. I, on the other hand, avoid it if at all possible. This is perhaps why I also don’t really care much for my own birthday. I appreciate it being acknowledged, I just don’t like a big deal made out of it.
So what do I do? I pull out my headphones, turn on the iPod Mini and block out the annoying fawning of these women. And feel sorry for the baby, heh.
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You should have cranked the music and sent the old ladies running. I am not about getting attention but a good confronation now and again is good for the soul. Or so they say…
Turn on the ipod mini? Where’s the post about that to add to your OPD?
By the way, I completely understand your situation with people outside your cubicle. Nothing bothers me more than the groups of people that eat dinner outside my apartment window most evenings. Although I don’t have to hear any fawning over babies (usually) just seeing all the legs stepping past and their toddlers peering in through my window is enough to force me to close the blinds and turn on the stereo.
So what’s the picture of? Looks kinda creepy!!
yeah awesome pic. but to the newborn baby thing, i hate all that high-pitched baby-talk crap, too. i’ve had to put up with it for like a year now. and having the cutest baby in the world doesn’t ease the suffering my friend…. i should know. the women at work found out megan was pregant when whe was like 6 months along and they freaked out cause i hadn’t told them. then when i went to work after isa was born, everyone was like, “ooh! when do we get to see the baby?” “is it a boy or girl?” “what’s her name” “oh that’s precious.” don’t get me wrong. it is precious. i love being a dad, but give me a break. can’t a lot of that emotional/fake garbage just go without being said? eh? am i right? hehe
Hi Sloan..
You opened your new website?
I found it from Joel`s.
I`m in a hurry so I can`t read your writing, but I think it`s cool, especially the picture!
Does somebody have a case of the Mondays? 🙂
Shalene– Eternally 😉
MiYoung- thanks for stopping by…
Josh- It’s true. You’d think they’d never seen a baby before.
Mel- It’s a picture from up on the hill, taken on a stormy evening. Cool eh?
Ty- yes, as I mentioned in the last OPD post, “to be continued”, heh. And yes, nothing more annoying than people congregating and encroaching on your privacy/territory.
Joel- If only I had speakers at my desk, hehe.