Hmmmm....
Why are people so obsessed with giving presents when someone has a baby? It's like saying, "You have succesfully performed a natural bodily function. You had sex and nine months later squeezed something out of your vagina. Well done, have a present." To me it's on a par with saying "Congratulations, you ate a meal and twelve hours later squeezed the result out of your anus. Here is a gift to reward you for your efforts." Sorry if I seem cynical (and excessively graphic), but why is childbirth so deserving of celebration over other normal human activity?
On a completely unrelated note, the other day I had to go for a blood test at occy health to check that my Hep B vaccines have taken. The occy health nurse tried - and failed - three times to get blood out of me, and in the end sent me to the phlebotomist, who got it out first time no problem (turns out my veins are FINE, thank you very much). Anyway, I returned to the ward with multiple needle marks and bruises, looking like a complete junkie. Nice.
On a completely unrelated note, the other day I had to go for a blood test at occy health to check that my Hep B vaccines have taken. The occy health nurse tried - and failed - three times to get blood out of me, and in the end sent me to the phlebotomist, who got it out first time no problem (turns out my veins are FINE, thank you very much). Anyway, I returned to the ward with multiple needle marks and bruises, looking like a complete junkie. Nice.