beyond the black stump
Saturday, February 10, 2007
If you really want to annoy a pregnant woman (and from recent evidence, it's clear that many of you do), just keep repeating the following phrase: 'Careful – you shouldn't be lifting that/her in your condition!' OK, I'll take that on board for the next time Becca goes boneless in the middle of the Countdown carpark: I'll just get down on the tarmac down next her and employ sweet reason. Yep, that'll work.
Tellyawhat, next time you are tempted to utter this phrase, consider substituting the following: 'Here, let me take that for you.' Say it with me now:
'HE-RE, let-ME-take-that-for-you!'
There, was that so hard?
My friend Brian already knows this. Recently we met up with him and his two young daughters at the park, and as we headed back across the busy road towards the shops, Becca became clingy and whingy. Noticing that I was struggling with her, Brian simply said 'Becca, would you like a shoulder ride?' before taking her off me and hoisting her up. 'Nuff said.
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