NO I am not a woman but I need to laugh out loud while reading through the article of Times-online.
I hope you enjoy like I did. Its about a latest published book by Sarah Vine and Tania Kindersley, authors, journalists and most importantly women.
Their new book, Backwards in High Heels, is a riotously funny instruction manual for having it all - except the bits you don’t want.
The Great Conspiracy of Silence.
The unwritten rule of parenthood is that you never let on to non-parents what it’s really like. This is particularly acute in the early stages, pregnancy and the pre-school years. This was once described by one sleep-deprived father as the great parental conspiracy of silence. It goes like this:
Your friend announces she is pregnant. You are, of course, delighted. You meet, for coffee (yours is a double espresso, since the children have been up all night), to talk about it. She wants to know everything, or so she says.
Here’s what you tell her:
1. It doesn’t matter if she gets fat, the weight will drop off afterwards, especially if she breastfeeds.
2. The birth itself isn’t that bad, and anyway your body is biologically programmed to forget the pain.
3. Breastfeeding can be a little tricky to start with, but in the end she’ll get the hang of it.
4. You get used to not having as much sleep as you used to.
5. The experience of looking after a newborn can really bring two people together.