I love it when patients I’m talking to (99.9% of them older women) just assume I have kids and start asking me about them.
Like, not even throwing out the obligatory “Do you have children?” question that the suburban moms around here tend to automatically ask, because it’s the only way they can think of to start a conversation with another woman. But just assuming on principle that I have them, and want to talk about them.
Like last night, a patient asked me out of nowhere, “Are any of your kids podiatrists?” and I cheerily replied, “Nope! No kids.”
“No kids?” she stammered, clearly shocked.
“Nope!”
And I smiled contentedly and she just looked as if her entire understanding of the universe was shattered, like literally
…and she could barely think of anything to talk to me about after that.
It was satisfying. And no, I did not elaborate further, because a woman doesn’t need to explain herself as to why she isn’t a mother. In fact I’m waiting for the next one who rudely asks me (as has happened before), “WHY NOT?” So I can just innocently ask them in return, “Why did you have children?” and let them contemplate and stammer over THAT.
I’m broke so I can’t contribute but is there a way to get a hold of the office that was supposed to prosecute him? Because a polygraph is whatever, it’s unreliable but he bragged about it, he’s harassing her and wants custody of a child conceived through rape
Welcome to Chaos 