So, I wandered bleary-eyed into my local coffee place this morning, and the attractive looking European man in front of me leaned confidently over the counter said, “Uh’m gun to tek eh kep uf cuffee.” He didn’t ask, “Hi, could I have a cup of coffee?” He didn’t even say, “I’d like a cup of coffee.” No, he announced in clear and melodious tones that he was Going To Take a cup of coffee, apparently whether the counter girl liked it or not. The it was my turn and I said, “Hi, um, could I please, um, have a decaf coffee, um please?” It got me thinking.
Maybe I’m going about this wanting-a-baby thing all wrong. Maybe instead of asking the gods if I could please, pretty please have a baby, or wistfully nattering on about how much I’d like one, I need to stand up and say, “I’m going to have a baby. “ Do you hear that universe? I don’t know how it’s going to happen, but I’m going to have a baby. Give me one good viable pregnancy, send me a surrogate, open an adoption application, whatever. I’m not picky about whether there’s cinnamon or coco or nutmeg sprinkled on my foam, but dammit, I’m going to take a latte.
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In Germany they do the same thing - even in fancy places they basically say I get this and I get that.
so go ahead - Ich kriege ein Baby!
and that's that.
good attitude. it's the only way - but we as American women just feel so awkward saying exactly what we want to the world at large.
Penelope-
Ich kriege ein Baby! I love it. It sounds so much more forceful in German. This is going to have to be my new mantra.
Sigh. I'm constantly torn between being on the demanding side, and letting that carry me away into optimism which then leads to dashed hopes and much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Wonder what german infertility rates are?
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