Everybody’s Doing It
Brian Eno – Put a Straw Under Baby
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Another sign of the times: A few summers ago I reflected upon how strange it was that so many of my friends were getting married. Well, what wasn’t strange was their marriages, but rather how quickly the idea of “getting married” has been re-appropriated from something that older folks do, to something that people my age do! This is the first summer that I’ve been to less than about 3 weddings.
Yet, just as soon as the weddings have died down, the next inevitable stage has immediately cropped up for people in my generation: parenthood! From procreation, to adoption, to surrogacy, it seems like so many folks have little ones already here, or very much on the way.
Today I went to a baby shower….(Yes, the times, they are a’ changing, in that now apparently baby showers are a whole family/friends affairs, as opposed to being previously relegated to women). It was very cool to see the excitement of the expecting parents as well as the general support of the community around them! As they say, “it takes a village….” (or at least city zip code).
Not to mention that posting this gives me an additional excuse to play some Brian Eno music.
Themocracy
:) it does seem like everyone is having babies!
weird song (i had to pause it because i couldn’t handle it) :)