I watched a lot of Designing Women as a kid. And even more as a teen when it was in syndication on Lifetime. When I was a liberal, Julia Sugarbaker was my hero and when I came to my senses I was glad to see that Dixie Carter was on my side. That, and her name is Dixie. (Would Kevin be okay with that name? Hmm…he did just suggest the names Boo, Bonney, and Agnes in a public forum. Dixie could be a real possibility.)
Anyway. Do you remember that one where Charlene has her baby and she has a dream and Dolly Parton appears as her “guardian movie star” (1:47 in this video; the whole thing isn’t available as far as I can tell, but just the bit this video features is enough to make you cry and want to have babies LIKERIGHTNOW. Just me? Okay.) in a cloudy dream world where she proceeds to sing “Somewhere Out There,” which at that time had recently been made famous by the fabulous An American Tail?
Oh, you didn’t watch that? Shame. That little piece of TV stuck in my subconscious for years and years. It was the first place I heard that pretty song (before we rented An American Tail) and I remember being so excited about this episode and watching it the night it aired. And I remember it being the first thing I’d ever seen on TV that made me want to cry for reasons that I didn’t understand. You see, it was January 1, 1990 and I had just turned 5-years-old.
Okay, I’ll shutup now.
The point is, a few weeks ago I had a dream and Sheldon Cooper was in it. I’ll blame it on the fact that my hormones were wacky and I had some crazy thoughts running through my mind. But he was there to give me a message. And right now I am going to break my rules about what I post on my blog and say a word that my parents, grandparents, and really anyone older than me who shares some kind of kinship would NOT approve of.
TMI follows: Sheldon sometimes uses really technical language to get his point across, often taking much more time than what is necessary. Dream Sheldon was no different. He started off his speech by saying, “Coitus often leads to conception.” That’s right. Coitus. Who says that in a dream? Sheldon Cooper.
Sheldon was there to tell me that I was going to have a baby. And it was weird. But comforting and informative at the same time.
(Bet you thought I was going to end this post by saying that I’m actually pregnant*, right? BAZINGA.)
*I’m not.**
**Whenever I am, I’ll say I am. None of that “we” stuff. Seriously, I want to knock people’s teeth out when they say that. When have you ever seen a pregnant man (that has always been a man)?
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I was at a family reunion on the 4th and my nose kept itching and my cousin asked if that was a secret way I was trying to hint that I was pregnant or something. hmm, not exactly.
i’m nauseous.
That Desinging Women scene has always stuck with me too. I have been watching the first season of Hearts Afire this week and the little old lady from that scene was on there. It made me happy.
Now the whole Sheldon dream sounds cool to me.
You can knock my teeth out!
I often said “we” when referring to my pregnancy. Gene was V E R Y involved in my pregnancy with Zoey and so far has been really involved with this one as well.. It really feels like a joint adventure even though I am the one doing the brunt of the work!
Try “we’re going to have a baby”. Perfectly true, allows for husband to feel equally involved in front of people (if that is something he cares about), but, is also not in the least ridiculous from a biological point of view