Dom and Jo
Last night Christina and I were treated to a visit by my old buddy Dom and his wife Jo. Both Dom and Jo live in Melbourne now (I went to UNI with Dom here in Sydney) and they’ve recently had a baby (Isobel!). Unfortunately Isobel didn’t make it over (she was in bed at Dom’s Mums house) but it was great to catch up, talk house rennovating (which is what they’ve been doing in Melbourne) as well as talk about babies, and how having Isobel has affected their lives (my ears were pricked up!).
I’ve never wanted to have kids, never felt the need to, it’s never been a dream of mine (more of a nightmare) but lately I’ve somehow gotten over the phobia of the idea of having my own kid/s (I say “one or none” and Christina says “Two or shoo!”).
I’ve always known that I’d never be “ready” to have kids. I don’t think it’s been a time issue. For a while I was secretly hoping that my sister Jamie would have a kid first as I like the idea of playing with her kid and maybe getting over the phobia of picking the wigglig little things up but it seems like Jamie’s a little like me too when it comes to having kids (poor Mum I’m sure she’s itching to have grandkids).
Despite not ever wanting kids I’ve always respected the people that do. I’ve hopped in many a cab (usually off my face and on my way home). Some cabbies are absolute angels and the conversations I’ve had with random cabbies are up there with the best. I’ve let a few cabbies with kids know that they’re “the man”, real men as they’ve had kids, that you’re not a real man until you have a kid. Somehow it’s gone from being a phobia, into a challenge and one that I’m sure I’d be pretty good at!