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Man, the list of things I am going to do as soon as humanly possible after our baby is born is getting reallllllly long.
Do you remember when you were young, and all the adults got to do everything cool? I do. And when I became an adult, I sure took advantage of all those things I could finally do without asking permission.
Things I can't/am not allowed to do that I REALLY REALLY want to do:
Ride a roller coaster!
Take wakeboarding lessons.
In the winter, I really wanted to go skiing.
And to a sauna.
Stay up late and compensate by drinking tons of coffee the next day.
Color my hair. Oh my gosh, it's driving me nuts!
Drink wine and gin&tonics.
Keep working at my awesome job!!!
Wear cute clothes, particularly short skirts and heels.
Eat sushi.
Eat street food.
Eat brie and feta.
Join a million things and still have enough energy to bake.
Go to loud concerts.
Attend events that sound cool, where drinking is a large part of the focus.
Waste money.
Go on trips to far-off places! (We had to cancel our trip to Thailand. ㅠ.ㅠ)
Now, obviously some of these are a bigger deal than others, but there are a lot more sacrifices than I ever bargained for. This list completely ignores what I have been calling "Korean superstitions," such as no travel at all, ever, no red beans (which would mean no patbingsu!), no pineapple, and no duck, lest my child be born with webbed toes. I am also not supposed to use any air conditioning or fans, pre- and post-baby, and wear long underwear continually after giving birth. I am absolutely refusing to follow the air conditioning rule, since I've had two cases of heat exhaustion in the past few weeks, and it's only May 18th. Oh, and I have to eat seaweed soup for every meal, for several weeks after giving birth. The baby and I are allegedly supposed to stay inside for 100 days.
I know it will all be worth it, eventually. But it is pretty darn hard to stay as positive as I am supposed to be staying.
Do you remember when you were young, and all the adults got to do everything cool? I do. And when I became an adult, I sure took advantage of all those things I could finally do without asking permission.
Things I can't/am not allowed to do that I REALLY REALLY want to do:
Ride a roller coaster!
Take wakeboarding lessons.
In the winter, I really wanted to go skiing.
And to a sauna.
Stay up late and compensate by drinking tons of coffee the next day.
Color my hair. Oh my gosh, it's driving me nuts!
Drink wine and gin&tonics.
Keep working at my awesome job!!!
Wear cute clothes, particularly short skirts and heels.
Eat sushi.
Eat street food.
Eat brie and feta.
Join a million things and still have enough energy to bake.
Go to loud concerts.
Attend events that sound cool, where drinking is a large part of the focus.
Waste money.
Go on trips to far-off places! (We had to cancel our trip to Thailand. ㅠ.ㅠ)
Now, obviously some of these are a bigger deal than others, but there are a lot more sacrifices than I ever bargained for. This list completely ignores what I have been calling "Korean superstitions," such as no travel at all, ever, no red beans (which would mean no patbingsu!), no pineapple, and no duck, lest my child be born with webbed toes. I am also not supposed to use any air conditioning or fans, pre- and post-baby, and wear long underwear continually after giving birth. I am absolutely refusing to follow the air conditioning rule, since I've had two cases of heat exhaustion in the past few weeks, and it's only May 18th. Oh, and I have to eat seaweed soup for every meal, for several weeks after giving birth. The baby and I are allegedly supposed to stay inside for 100 days.
I know it will all be worth it, eventually. But it is pretty darn hard to stay as positive as I am supposed to be staying.