Quads!

[MrsK]

So, I met a woman the other day who had *just* given birth to quadruplet boys. I had ducked into a baby clothing store to get a gift for DrK's cousin who had a new baby last week. The clerk at the store struck up a discussion with the woman. (Quadmom? Heck, if Octomom can trademark the name. . . No offense intended. I'm just looking for something less bulky that "The Woman Who Just Gave Birth to Quadruplets") I couldn't help overhearing because the clerk was *so* inappropriate. Really someone who should not have been working in a baby store. Here's the transcript:

Quadmom is browsing slowly around the store. She's very tall, almost 6', and has a large belly which she is cradling in her hands. She's also wearing the very modest dress of an orthodox Jew.

Clerk: Are you getting ready to have your baby? . . . Oh God! Please don't have your baby here! hehe

Quadmom: (smiling weakly) I just had my babies.

Clerk: Today? Here? You didn't have your baby here in the store, did you? hehe

Quadmom: *sigh* I had my babies a couple days ago. I had quadruplets. That's why my belly is all streched out. The doctor says I should walk a little every day.

Clerk: Were your babies artificially conceived???

Quadmom: I was on some medicine. . .

Clerk: Well, I guess you reacted well to it!

I was dying for that poor woman. She seemed so exhasperated and she'll have to listen to this stuff her whole life.

[HouseofWool]

How tacky!

[Bittersweet]

Ugh, the poor woman! It sounds like she handled it graciously.