Because she drove all that way, I felt especially bad when she got bombarded by K. K isn’t technically part of Chris’s family, but gets invited to all of the family functions. She is a lactation specialist so she asked C about breast feeding. As soon as C starts talking about how she had trouble breast feeding her first child and is having the same problems with her new baby (so that she pumps and when needed supplements the breast milk with formula), K jumps in and asks if J and the babies will be coming back to the house. K tries to push C into teaching her a breast feeding technique that not all doctors know about but is supposed to lessen pain, blah blah blah.
Meanwhile, CP’s sister and I are horrified. Unfortunately C has to sit through 15 minutes of listening to this lady talk about her experience in Africa, how she can teach her new techniques, how important it is, etc. before we can butt in. Ugh. C handled it well and when I called her after leaving the shower to apologize, she told me that she has run into that before and is used to it. That many people have very firm beliefs on breast feeding and will try to push those beliefs on you. Still. Is it truly appropriate at a bridal shower to try to push your breast feeding ideas on someone you met FIVE MINUTES AGO? I think not.
And then when CP and I went to leave? K turned to me and said, “Promise me that you will call when you get pregnant so that you don’t have the same problems your friend has.” WTF lady? I have met you all of three times? Psycho!!!
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In other news, today I am still sore from the 6 mile hike CP’s sister and I did on Saturday.
Lonesome LakeIt was 3 miles up 2500’ of elevation which is quite the workout. Not to mention it wasn’t so much hiking with switchbacks, but more climbing over boulders.
Yes, this is the trail!The view was pretty damn cool though- the mountain that we climbed overlooks our wedding location. :-)
View from Cannon Mountain (with a glider!)Sorry for the Blackberry photos, but the two of us BOTH forgot our cameras! What a bummer.
It took us two hours to get to the top of the mountain and we were surprised to learn that the whole loop usually takes about 5 hours. How on earth was getting down going to take so long? Sure enough it took us just as long to get DOWN the mountain as it did to climb up! Most of the hike down was spent holding on to nearby tree branches while trying to shimmy down large faces of steep rocks. When we got home I looked up the trail and it was rated difficult. Well no sh*t Sherlock! Needless to say, my legs are extremely sore today.
It took us two hours to get to the top of the mountain and we were surprised to learn that the whole loop usually takes about 5 hours. How on earth was getting down going to take so long? Sure enough it took us just as long to get DOWN the mountain as it did to climb up! Most of the hike down was spent holding on to nearby tree branches while trying to shimmy down large faces of steep rocks. When we got home I looked up the trail and it was rated difficult. Well no sh*t Sherlock! Needless to say, my legs are extremely sore today.
3 comments:
That is SO inappropriate. It is amazing how totally oblivious some people can be.
I don't care if you've known someone your whole life. Inserting your opinion like that without showing any sensitivity whatsoever to the new mother is ridiculously inappropriate.
Wow, yeah, totally inappropriate ! K is weird and kind of a psycho, I gotta admit. She would've freaked me out.
Nice hike ! Congrats, that looks like a crazy path :) It must've been an awesome view !!
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