Life becomes very strange when all you do is listen to NPR. You end up creating little monologues in your head that you want to post on your blog. You talk about yourself in third person, and say things that sound very important.
For example, I thought this one up yesterday:
AJ and I have begun to start talking about our unborn children. Even though we both agree that we don’t want to have children for at least another three years to five years, they have begun to make their way into our lives. It is almost as if they have become, oddly, another character in our tight-knit existence, slowly weaving their way into our everyday discussion. For example, the other day I caught myself justifying the purchase of a few children’s books, “I am buying these books to read now, but they will also be good for the children.” Or anytime AJ wants to do something involving money that I don’t really quite agree with, I shout “The Children, AJ! Think about the children.” Or, if I we had children, then we could qualify for Medical…Yes! I kind of like the thought of these children slowly creeping their way into our lives, perhaps then it won’t be such a shock when they absolutely do arrive, but that is doubtful.
Then, a little music and then “Melissa Gordon is a part-time accountant assistant/artist who lives in San Diego. This segment was brought to you, in part by This American Life ,NPR, and PRI, public radio international.
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Thank you and good night.
It is quite awkward that our unborn children have such an impact on my decisions. I wondering our un-acquired animals would wield such a power?
I have always seen my life as a clever narrative, so little monologues are all i think in.