We Are Family

Ever since we announced to our family that we are ‘expecting’ interesting things are happening to us. Previously, we went around minding our own business and people let us be. Now everyone shoves advice in our face. Right from eat this fruit, to don’t take that medicine, to bolster your protein and calcium intake, to advice on ‘how-to-parent’ websites. It just feels a little strange, after years of living without drawing too much attention to ourselves, we find ourselves center-stage.

On another note, just this morning as V and I went out for a walk in the snow-filled park, I saw a flight of birds in the sky flying away from us. And I was wondering to myself how do they know when they need to move to a warmer clime, and who actually decides for them. I thought maybe the lead bird possibly a female decides for the whole flight of birds. Then again, V and I were discussing how the whole concept of family evolved. He told me, that women (likely) invented the concept of family. I don’t have definite proof on this statement being a fact yet, but the arguments he made for it seemed pretty strong. For example in some in the animal kingdom such as elephants, lions or tigers it is the female of the species who are in charge of the young ones; they keep the family together and provide for it. The male of the species are like folks visiting, they come and go. However, the female of the human species has decided the man was essential to the well being of the family and therefore ascribed him the role of a provider. It seems like that’s how the whole concept of the family as a unit evolved.

Like I said earlier I have no proof of any of this however, since it seems like a working plan it must be a woman’s idea. And, since now is the time to speculate, we continue to do so...