AKshanmar Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 The real amazing part is that this is her 5 child, and she managed to make it to SEVEN months without anyone noticing!!!! http://www.adn.com/front/story/336402.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenJewel Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I was wondering how she accomplished that. She must either carry her babies really small or she did a great job of wardrobe disguise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieAir Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Wow! That is so cool! She sounds like a really neat lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Puddins~ Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Oh wow, that's incredible. I could not have hid a pregnancy all the way to 7 months, especially not being in the spotlight of a government position! That was a neat story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisabeth in IL Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Great story. I had my last one at 39 and don't think that I would be ready for another one at 44. Although as they said in the article, "God doesn't give us more than we can handle." :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 That's a neat story, though I must admit, I opened your post thinking it said "Our GOVERNMENT is pregnant" ...and I thought, "You said it sister!" :rolleyes: Doran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuthouse Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 She was able to hide it because it's Alaska, she just now took off her down parka. ;):D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana in OR Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 even if all is well physically, I cannot imagine giving birth one day, and leaving my sweet little bundle with a caregiver (even dad!) to go to work the next. It just doesn't seem right to me, or something that should be held up as a shining example. I do give her kudos, though, for managing to carry on and not have her pg noticed for so long, especially since she is in the public spotlight a lot. Heck, it's been 12 years, and I still look pg! :eek: Hopefully I haven't opened the proverbial can o' worms here. Maybe someone here who's btdt can enlighten me, since I tend to only see things through my rosy sahm glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenJewel Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 even if all is well physically, I cannot imagine giving birth one day, and leaving my sweet little bundle with a caregiver (even dad!) to go to work the next. It just doesn't seem right to me, or something that should be held up as a shining example. I do give her kudos, though, for managing to carry on and not have her pg noticed for so long, especially since she is in the public spotlight a lot. Heck, it's been 12 years, and I still look pg! :eek: Hopefully I haven't opened the proverbial can o' worms here. Maybe someone here who's btdt can enlighten me, since I tend to only see things through my rosy sahm glasses. I don't particularly agree with leaving a little one either; however, I am trying very hard to let others make the decisions they feel are right for their family and to concentrate on my own family. I don't want everyone scrutinizing the decisions I make. So I need to allow others to live their lives. If I have nurtured a relationship with someone and I feel they could use some counsel, only then am I free to speak. (Much easier said than done, I tell you!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Have you ever read the bio of Maria Von Trapp? Turns out, she was on tour in the U.S. when she was expecting her youngest child. She had a dress maker fabricate larger - ahem - chest padding. She would just strap them on as her other area grew larger, and it simply looked as if she was gaining a LOT of weight. One of her concert reviews mentioned, "The portly Mrs. Von Trapp". Hah! Thought y'all might enjoy this. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana in OR Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I don't particularly agree with leaving a little one either; however, I am trying very hard to let others make the decisions they feel are right for their family and to concentrate on my own family. I don't want everyone scrutinizing the decisions I make. So I need to allow others to live their lives. If I have nurtured a relationship with someone and I feel they could use some counsel, only then am I free to speak. (Much easier said than done, I tell you!) I understand what you're saying. That's why I said I could never do that. Having said that, I don't understand what the payoff could be, that's why I sincerely asked for enlightenment-not for a debate, but I'd really like to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenJewel Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I understand what you're saying. That's why I said Icould never do that. Having said that, I don't understand what the payoff could be, that's why I sincerely asked for enlightenment-not for a debate, but I'd really like to know. I don't understand what payoff there is either because I have seen the negatives when I have worked and the priceless positives of me staying home. (This is actually quite a hot button issue for me on the side of mothers staying home.) I hope someone can give you some feedback on the working side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancypants Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Wow! Cool. I had to laugh in an Eats, Shoots and Leaves kind of way at this sentence: "Having a baby as governor has happened elsewhere, but it's rare." :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PariSarah Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 even if all is well physically, I cannot imagine giving birth one day, and leaving my sweet little bundle with a caregiver (even dad!) to go to work the next. It just doesn't seem right to me, or something that should be held up as a shining example. I thought it was a little . . . um, optimistic? Bordering on the irresponsibly optimistic? about how quickly women can get back to work. She didn't just make it sound like that was her life, her choice--she made it sound as if it were completely normal, that pregnancy and childbirth were a non-event in the working woman's life. "Normal" women (or maybe it's just me) aren't physically able to do that. I hate for her to be so (unintentionally?) dismissive of the need for basic recovery time. When I read her comment, I felt like a failure for taking the full six weeks even to recover, much less start work again. I only felt that way for about two minutes, but it was a harrowing two minutes there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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