Do your parents put pressure on you to have children? Mine do! We were at a wonderful Bloody Mary type of brunch this past weekend celebrating Father’s Day and they kept asking, “When will we be celebrating Father’s Day for Chris?” Then my mom gives Chris these pajamas, a gift she brought back from her most recent trip to Korea. In Korea, it is popular for guys to be cute too. Baby talk is in and so are male pajamas with teddy bears and bows. Really? Are these pajamas “baby making” clothes? Unless they’re sprayed with pheromones I’m not sure they’re the ticket to a “fertile” evening. Are those cropped pants? Yes. The only triple X here is the fact that in Korea, these are XXXL because no Korean man needs pants this large.
They ARE super soft though and I think Chris will even wear them. I want to stay over at my parents’ one night so he can wear these and my dad can wear the teddy bear ones my mom got for him.
Why the baby pressure is a good thing:
- The pressure is coming from people who are approving of your union and capability of being good parents
- You’re building a support system of people who encourage this endeavor
- The encouragement may be helpful in stepping toward facing your fear of becoming parents
- This is LIFE, you’re probably going to understand what these people are going through thirty years from now
Really nice ways to pressure:
- Gifts-I’ve heard of some parents “helping” by getting couples into a bigger/more comfortable living space
- Offering childcare help
- Professional help-ways/ideas to make the future parents’ jobs easier like more flexible work hours or taking on jobs where they can work more from home
- Anything that is going to give the future parents a sense of support and less stress will HELP!
How do you respond to “Baby Pressure?” Any good one-liners?
Ginger says
I think you should go for it. You have worked with these ladies too, so you know, so many women put babies off then need help getting pregnant or are unable to. I think about this a lot, there is so many reasons to put it off, but time is the biggest reason to not put it off. Unless you just dont want kids, then just embrace it! I think you will be a great mom!
Christina Warren says
Thank you, Ginger! I totally hear you! I am a really last minute kind of person but this isn’t the time for that! I completely remember the women who had waited for so many reasons and then struggled with conception. Thank you for your encouragement and support!