Thursday, July 22, 2004
Tempday
Today my temp came back - which is good. Clearly I'm not so bad to work for. We have a difference of opinion about what "accurate data entry" means - I think she will come round to my way of thinking soon. Probably when she starts having to find the data she entered, where I haven't checked it... I know where she's coming from, I came from the same place. Instead of giving her grief I just amended stuff as she was stood over me as I checked it (at her request) a more friendly way of getting the message over I hope.
Tuesday night saw "the gentle hook" (Francis Durbridge) at the theatre - significantly less stoggy than last weeks "who killed Agatha Christie", and very 80s - looking forward to next weeks Danger in the Small Hours. Shame Chap can't make it but hopefully JF will enjoy it in his place. Disappointed that the last twist - ex-hubby finds recorder in box of tissues, hubby turns out to be in league with business partner and bumps off Stacy "darling" didn't come to fruition.
Last night was a most strange night in the pub. HMCs birthday and lots of people out, including her best mate who for some reason (presumably alcohol and the MSc she is currently completing as a midwife) decided to round on me for my lack of maternal urges. Clearly I brought it on myself for daring to recognise that whilst I feel parenthood to be completely inappropriate for me as the person I am now there is always the possibility (much as I hope it doesn't occur) that I may change my mind. I really didn't understand why or what the purpose of the conversation was, especially as she claimed not to want children herself, but it did put a cloud at the end of the evening. Chap intervened with a very heartfelt "please stop trying to convince my girl friend she wants children as this would make me very unhappy as we would have to split up" which didn't even do the trick. It appears to have rattled my cage significantly. When will we stop living in a world that tries to force people to breed whether its the best thing for them and their offspring or not? Thankfully had a very rational conversation with the midwife at work today who is a firm believer in people who think they'd be bad parents should be allowed to continue to be good aunties.
Tuesday night saw "the gentle hook" (Francis Durbridge) at the theatre - significantly less stoggy than last weeks "who killed Agatha Christie", and very 80s - looking forward to next weeks Danger in the Small Hours. Shame Chap can't make it but hopefully JF will enjoy it in his place. Disappointed that the last twist - ex-hubby finds recorder in box of tissues, hubby turns out to be in league with business partner and bumps off Stacy "darling" didn't come to fruition.
Last night was a most strange night in the pub. HMCs birthday and lots of people out, including her best mate who for some reason (presumably alcohol and the MSc she is currently completing as a midwife) decided to round on me for my lack of maternal urges. Clearly I brought it on myself for daring to recognise that whilst I feel parenthood to be completely inappropriate for me as the person I am now there is always the possibility (much as I hope it doesn't occur) that I may change my mind. I really didn't understand why or what the purpose of the conversation was, especially as she claimed not to want children herself, but it did put a cloud at the end of the evening. Chap intervened with a very heartfelt "please stop trying to convince my girl friend she wants children as this would make me very unhappy as we would have to split up" which didn't even do the trick. It appears to have rattled my cage significantly. When will we stop living in a world that tries to force people to breed whether its the best thing for them and their offspring or not? Thankfully had a very rational conversation with the midwife at work today who is a firm believer in people who think they'd be bad parents should be allowed to continue to be good aunties.
// posted by Bitvacuous @ 10:23 pm 
