shanti0608 said:

my favourite quote from this book:

"That didn't hurt doctor. Was is supposed to?"

ZombieKitten said:

Hehehe I was thinking the same thing. I guess if I was never told horror stories about child birth and did not see movies of women screaming their heads off, I would not know it was supposed to hurt.
Hmmmmm.....


Ellie told me about Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. Ellie said it really helped and she was able to do it naturally with no drugs and not a lot of pain.
One can hope

shanti0608 said:

It doesn't have to be a horror story at all though. It hurts worse than buggery, but it's for a good cause
Last kid I popped out was also no drugs, not enough time!

I've just finished reading


and going to read this book again


[Edited 3/11/09 1:52am]

ZombieKitten said:

I do believe that if I did not know anything about it, I would not be as anxious and nervous about the pain.
I know it would still hurt like hell but I would not be feeling as anxious at night when I am lying in bed trying to sleep and stories other women have told me go through my head.
I just keep thinking that I am only doing this once so once it is over, that is it for me.

shanti0608 said:

it's just one day of your life
just think, those women gloating in their gory stories, probably went back and did it again, twice even!
If I had a choice of climbing Mt Fuji or giving birth again, I'd choose the latter

ZombieKitten said:

I know you are right. It is just one day that changes your life forever and ever.

I am going to go put on my hiking boots and go for a long hike.
I think I would be less anxious about climbing Mt. Fuji

It's about a men (the writer) loosing his wife (cancer).

REDFEATHERS said:

I seriously want to read this book. I've heard a lot of good things about it.

Profound clarity and wisdom

psychodelicide said:

I have already read The 5 People you meet in heaven and For One Day only.. they are both great reads

REDFEATHERS said:

What did you learn from them?

The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb

ConsciousContact said:

What did I learn?

What I already believed, but these were told from an entirely different view and they provided me with comfort when I most needed it..

REDFEATHERS said:

What did you already believe?

ConsciousContact said:

Hmmm... that there is more than this after death..

REDFEATHERS said:

I've heard of "The 5 People You Meet In Heaven", but not the other one. I need to get to my local library, see if they have these books. Rather then actually buying the book, I could loan it for awhile.

psychodelicide said:

yeah I just borrowed them..

REDFEATHERS said:

psychodelicide said:

Infact I think I might buy them, cos they are a beautiful read..

REDFEATHERS said:

Do you think you'll come back as a book reviewer?

ConsciousContact said:

hell no..

i havent read them in like 2 years.. but if you want to read a review.. just have a look at amazon or wherever

REDFEATHERS said:

I may wind up buying them too, if I read them and really like them a lot.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

damn looks like we are doing the same course

endymion said:

Going back old school and re-reading these classics!!

Just finished re-reading the Belgariad and the Malloreon by David Eddings, then a swedish writer - now another swede, a novel about the insane anti-terrorist laws that are applied everywhere after 9/11.
When I'm done with that I'm moving on to re-read "Micah" and "The Harlequin" by Laurell K. Hamilton, as a preparation to "Blood Noir" which is next in the "Anita Blake" series.