Conversation
I worked late last night, board meeting night. My board consists of staff, faculty, and alumni. After adjournment, a few of us were lingering around and chatting…
Board Member 1: “Hey Sara, are you getting close to getting your baby?”
Me: “No, not really, still waiting, it’s going to be awhile”
Board Member 2: “Wow, how long do you have to wait? It seems like it’s been a long time”
Me: “Yes, almost a year into the process already and I have at least another year to go”
Board Member 2: “Whoa, that’s a REALLY long gestation period”
Me: “Tell me about it”
Board Member 2: “Isn’t there an animal that has a 2 year gestation period?”
Board Member 3 and a microbiology instructor enters the conversation after hearing us speaking about animals and gestation periods: “Elephants have a two year gestation period!”
Me: “As does China adoption”
Everyone laughed and out the door we went.
Guess I learned something new last night.
China adoption is comparable to a pregnant elephant.
Who knew?
Board Member 1: “Hey Sara, are you getting close to getting your baby?”
Me: “No, not really, still waiting, it’s going to be awhile”
Board Member 2: “Wow, how long do you have to wait? It seems like it’s been a long time”
Me: “Yes, almost a year into the process already and I have at least another year to go”
Board Member 2: “Whoa, that’s a REALLY long gestation period”
Me: “Tell me about it”
Board Member 2: “Isn’t there an animal that has a 2 year gestation period?”
Board Member 3 and a microbiology instructor enters the conversation after hearing us speaking about animals and gestation periods: “Elephants have a two year gestation period!”
Me: “As does China adoption”
Everyone laughed and out the door we went.
Guess I learned something new last night.
China adoption is comparable to a pregnant elephant.
Who knew?
posted by Sara at 4/13/2007
4 Comments:
I have a feeling I'm going to be an overdue elephant! ;0)
At first I kept saying I had the gestation of a horse, now I guess we are moving closer to an elephant. I wonder if there is something in between. :)
Even whales are pregnant only for 12-16 months. Sigh. I guess that makes us Chinese elephants.
Wow, I never thought of it in those terms...very creative!
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