Megan Pettit shares stories from a new mom
Each marriage is a tiny society with its own rules, laws and regulations. Something that’s enjoyed by one couple might be punishable by death (or castration) in another relationship. There are minor offenses and crimes that can tear societies apart. Adding children means more rules and regulations have to be created so the society can run smoothly, or as smooth as it can with the addition of lawless savages.
George and I weren’t married for long before I was pregnant, but we had lived together for a while. Our living, breathing society had its basement membrane all laid out. We both enjoy telling the other everything, and I mean everything. The time someone in a stall beside me said “pssst” and I said “yes” even though it turned out to be the person’s fart I was talking to? My husband was the first to hear about it. I say the same stuff to my friends that I do to George and that works for us. Some societies need a little more mystery and less fart stories.
