Kintropy In Action

Once in a while, I end up in the same conversation with different people. It is not one I mind, but, it is interesting to watch their reactions to the information I provide.

Person: "You mean you didn't know anything about any of this before Hannah was born."

Me:"Well I knew she had a twisted leg. They were ultra sounding me all the time due to my age and the fact I get gestational diabetes."

Person: "So, is there any way to know..." usually an uncomfortable pause is inserted here "what happened?"

(I shrug and then I start commenting on the unasked questions)

Me: "She has no official diagnosis that encompasses everything, and her chromosomes are the normal number."

Their eyes usually role in disbelief at this point.

Person: "Is she your only child?"

Me: "No." either I point at my son running around or pull out a picture of him.

Person: "Did you do everything the same with both pregnancies?"

I smile.

Me: "Everything was the same." Then I start listing things they didn't want to know, and I'm always happy to volunteer. "I made sure I was on folic acid before conception. I never drank alcohol or even took over the counter medication. I have never smoked in my life. I ate organic the whole time. I only cleaned with vinegar. I did not consume caffeine." (If it was a doctor I was talking to, I always included that I've never done illegal drugs.)

The person usually looks phased and seems at a loss for words. I always smile inside. I was once like them believing everything had some direct causal influence.

--Mom