Amanda is rockin the house with this one. Saying a few things that I've noticed along the way...
Silly me, for expecting to find a plain ol' glass thermometer, the design and function of which had been relied upon, from its invention in the early 18th century, throughout my childhood, and beyond, until at least the last time someone stuck one in my mouth in the present century. These days, every @$#%& thing MUST BE DIGITAL. God forbid we're forced to interpret anything in the analog.
And mentioning some real Truth along the way as well...
Then there was the fact that the basal thermometer was pink. You know, because PINK = LADIES! Women are notorious for neglecting write things down with ballpoint pens, operate hand tools, use computers, and drive automobiles unless the products are first dipped into a vat of motherfucking pink paint. Bonus points for flowers, hearts, and lipstick smooches. Teehee, that's just how frivolous and silly women are! Love for pink is hardwired into the brain! As are frivolity and silliness! Because evolution and stuff.
Embrace The Pink, yeah?
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Now my face is pink, too! Thanks for the shout-out, Gino. :)
wait until you are actually preggers, and you will see the real 'baby industral complex' rain down upon you like you never expected.
marketers know who you are, yes they do... and i can only assume its gotten larger in the last 24yrs since i was in their cross hairs.
Pink-- serious women roll their eyes and deal with it, frivolous ones go nuts for it.
And yes, it HAS gotten nutty, Gino. The state of Washington, which can't manage to get my car registration update to me OR manage to mail a court document one in five times with the address delivered in multiple ways, manages to 1) keep track of my kids' age, 2) have pamphlets for each "stage" written up, 3) get them delivered to me without anything as silly as a request from me....
Don't get me started on telling serious health threats from pseudoscience ones, let alone getting doctors to stop pushing their pet projects with flimsy science. (Turns out coffee doesn't cause miscarriages, women who have morning sickness just have a much lower rate of miscarriage. And drink less coffee.)
Now, the hunt for baby clothes when you do not peek at the baby's sex before birth is epic, too....
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