Irony
Nanny: My mum wants to come and see Pob. She's very excited.
Me: [puzzled look]
Nanny: Yes, she'll be uncontrollable when [boyfriend] and I have kids
Me: [non committal grunt]
Nanny: Of course it won't be easy for us. We will need treatment to get pregnant
Me: [enquiring grunt]
Nanny: Yes, I have polycystic ovaries and [boyfriend] has low sperm count
Me thinking: Blimey, I managed to hire the infertile nanny. Who knew?
That is some coincidence!
Posted by: beagle | Thursday, 15 May 2008 at 21:58
I'm sorry, but I can't imagine you grunting, EVER! Chuckle
And yes, that is ironic.
Posted by: Aurelia | Thursday, 15 May 2008 at 22:35
Oy. Irony. Poor nanny.
Did you really grunt, or did you go 'hrrmm?' like my Mum does? She calls it her grunt, but to me it always sounds like a very lady-like horse deciding not to neigh after all.
Posted by: May | Thursday, 15 May 2008 at 23:03
Oh my word did I just (inadvertently) compare you to a HORSE? I am so sorry. I am absolutely Not Myself these days.
Posted by: May | Thursday, 15 May 2008 at 23:05
Well, what a surprise.
If she's aware of their issues, does that mean she's been trying and failing?
I wouldn't want to be a nanny and face infertility. Or a midwife, a pediatrician, ...
Posted by: Lut C. | Thursday, 15 May 2008 at 23:12
Poor nanny. That's a sad profession for an infertile to be in.
Posted by: Flicka | Thursday, 15 May 2008 at 23:43
Wow, if the nanny were me, I would have found a different profession. What a brave woman!
Posted by: Summer | Friday, 16 May 2008 at 01:06
Poor Nanny,
That's a real tough line of work to be in if you're infertile...
J
Posted by: Geohde | Friday, 16 May 2008 at 03:54
Wow. Well, perhaps nanny might find hope in your story. Bless her...
Posted by: Lindsey | Friday, 16 May 2008 at 04:07
She sounded pretty good natured about it (in your description anyway)... and yes, intriguing occupation for someone whose been smacked with the IF spoon.
Loved your rant Thalia. Apart from everything else it was unfailingly polite and fair.
Posted by: OvaGirl | Friday, 16 May 2008 at 04:22
Your response should have been:
"Oh really? We thought we needed treatment but look, we just went on holiday and relaxed and look!"
(Recurrent-miscarrier child development researcher here - you start working with kids once you realise you like them - then you realise you want them - THEN you realise you can't have them).
Posted by: Katie | Friday, 16 May 2008 at 08:34
Well, what a surprise.
If she's aware of their issues, does that mean she's been trying and failing?
I wouldn't want to be a nanny and face infertility. Or a midwife, a pediatrician, ...
Posted by: Lut C. | Friday, 16 May 2008 at 09:02
Poor nanny.
The irony strikes hard though.. isn't that always the way?
Posted by: moo | Sunday, 18 May 2008 at 19:53
Poor nanny. Does she know about your history?
Posted by: Sara | Tuesday, 20 May 2008 at 02:33
That's frickin' hilarious.
Posted by: Karen | Wednesday, 21 May 2008 at 21:34