I love/hate science fiction.

[featherynscale]

So, I'm reading this book called Mockymen. It's not a good book. Let's leave aside for the moment the fact that the author took all that writing advice about showing, not telling, and decided it was so much crap. Let's also leave aside the fact that it appears to have plot enough for several unrelated novels, all jammed together in one short book (this feat largely being accomplished by taking out all the motivation and most of the transition between plot points).

Aside from that stuff, what I don't like about this book is that the main character (so far) is female, and the (apparently male) author has decided that it will make her a more realistic female character if she thinks about having a baby, and when would be the right time to have a baby, and why she and her partner haven't had a baby, and so on, about once every three pages.

Now, as you might be aware if you know me, or even if you read my journal regularly, I gave up trying to be female when I realized that a) it was sort of a crap game, and b) I was never going to be any good at it anyway. So I'm willing to believe that it's possible that women really do constantly think about having babies, and that's normal for the population. Therefore, I'm seeking further data. If you're a female-type person with female-type biology (or you used to be and/or used to have same), please enlighten me by making the clicky on the poll, below.

[Poll #1095206]

Comments

[project-becky.livejournal.com]

I have ovaries, but they are closed for business. Picture my ovaries as a dilapitdated building in a down at the heels ghetto 'hood where no innocent sperm or eggs would ever meet for a tryst.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

That's a really disturbing image, actually. Brings a whole new level to the "running a sewer through a playground" analogy...

[project-becky.livejournal.com]

I also have PCOS, and Jim has a vasectomy. If I get pregnant be looking for a northstar and guys on camels.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

They're gonna have a hard time getting the camels through the bayou. Maybe you could have three guys on airboats?

[project-becky.livejournal.com]

Three guys on Nutria!

Re: Shoulda made that left turn at Albuquerque...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

That would definitely be a thing to watch out for.

[leiandra.livejournal.com]

That's the same situation as in my house. If I turn up knocked up, I'm gonna be a RICH bitch from the lawsuit.

Do I get wistful occasionally walking through baby sections at stores? Absolutely. But I honestly don't think I have the patience for a baby.

[project-becky.livejournal.com]

We just got a younger dog after our 17 year old grand old dame dog died, and I can barely keep up with her, let alone a baby. Now, if my sons would get hoppin' and give me some grandbabies I'd be happy. Somewhere in the last five years or so I stopped dressing my own little baby walking through the baby sections, and started mentally dressing my grandbabies!

[leiandra.livejournal.com]

I just turned 30. I'm not old enough to start thinking about grandbabies *quite* yet. :P

I don't even really want a dog. I enjoy being with my mother-in-law's 6, but they're also a perfect illustration of why I don't need one of those either. I do good to take care of myself & my husband with cooking, laundry, & other domesticness. Forget a 4-footed or a wee one.

[project-becky.livejournal.com]

Loretta Lyn was a grammy at 29! Guess that's what happens when one starts dropping babies when they are 13. Can you imagine? I can't.

I'm well over 30 though, and my sons are certainly old enough to be drug onto Maury and have a forced paternity test thrust upon them, but no... :)_ I'm kidding, I'm proud of them, but still...get with it already sons!

[leiandra.livejournal.com]

This should have an edit but becky_gardens beat me to it.

I'm actually really good with kids, especially babies (and dogs too), but I don't think I have the patience for a baby I can't give back to somebody when I've had enough.