I'm trying to figure out why the book Postcards From Your Bump: A Chick's Guide to Getting to Know the Baby in Your Belly
bothers me so much. Is it the "duh!" factor? Of course your child's
personality is forming in utero and so what's on the inside is what you
get on the outside.
Or is it the whole "bonding" thing in the
first place. I sometimes wonder if we've overblown the notion of
bonding and that some of us don't even recognize having actually bonded
with our newborns. (I mean, where was the confetti drop? No one sounded
the siren! Who issues the official certificate declaring mother and
child "bonded"?)
Or maybe it's this piece of advice: take your bump on a date. (Should you bring flowers?)
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