Pros and Cons

Why I shouldn't have a baby:

1. I am too old.

2. I have a very bad back.

3. Gameguy would have to be institutionalized.

4. I might have to be institutionalized.

5. Comet WOULD NOT LIKE it.

Why I want to have a baby:

1. I love, love, love babies.

2. I am really good at babies. It's my best skill.

3. For reasons that were mostly not my fault, I ran out of time and did not get to
have enough babies.

There you have it. What I think about at least 25% of the time, sometimes more. Why I weep and become tetchy every time a friend, acquaintance or total stranger is pregnant or has a snoodly little bundle of their very own.

I realize that I got lucky just having one baby out of three pregnancies, but I want more.