Anyway, so I start my new hobby and suddenly I get this idea that I am a newer, awesomer me: like I am cool, fun, brews-her-own-beer chick, or super organized and diligently clean I-just-got-a new-Martha-Stewart-book lady. Never mind that brew-her-own-beer chick flooded the kitchen in half an inch of unfermented stout, or that Martha-Stewart-lady may or may not have eaten an entire box of Kellogg's Corn Pops for dinner; this does nothing to dampen my excitement when I embark upon my next project which I am always sure will somehow make me amazing.
Most recently I imagined myself sexy, strong, going-to-run-a-Tough-Mudder Girl.
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| Knee brace? Acceptable. Diapers? Not so much. |
You know what Tough-Mudder Girl does not do?
Tough-Mudder Girl does not PEE HERSELF while running, jumping, and being generally awesome. Nowhere does incontinence fit into the Tough-Mudder Girl persona, and no one has ever suggested Depends as a solution to ANY of the challenges Tough-Mudder Girl faces.
What. The. Hell.
Why does no one mention this before you have a baby? People tell you about the pain during delivery, and the no-sleep with a baby, but no one mentions, "Oh, yeah, and, from now on, try not to jump, laugh or breath in public". You think someone might have brought that up.
So now I am in physical therapy. For peeing my pants. It's an actual thing, and I participate in it. Superb.
I am looking into my diet, and of course kegels, lots and lots of kegels.
In the meantime, I have decided to go with it, ya know? What else can I do? From now on, just call me super chill and free-spirited Not-Restricted-Indoor-Plumbing woman.
Oh, didn't anyone tell you about that? Sorry, I could have. I can assure you with 100% certainty that the kegels will restore the muscles that became, uh, um, well, distended and a bit flabby during pregnancy and childbirth. Can you believe all the physical indignities of giving birth? And as you point out, so often no one warns women in advance. Its one of Mother Nature's dirty little tricks. You is one funny mother! Mamere
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