Oh, It’s Tuesday: In Defense of the Indefensible: Calling Short Distance
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So, last night I called my husband on the phone. That wouldn’t be so bad in itself, except he was actually in the same house with me. Downstairs to be exact.
Also, I didn’t just call him once. I called him three times — first to ask him if he had replaced the ink in the printer which went barren on Friday after a long work fax came through(he had not); second to tell him that Staples was closed, so I wouldn’t be able to go out and get ink for the barren printer — could he reroute my laptop to the second printer?; third to ask him to bring me up a Gatorade when he had a moment — you see, not putting time restrictions on my requests makes me feel less lazy when I’m making them.
I know what you’re thinking: But Ernessa, you’re 8 months pregnant, you’re allowed to be lazy.
Yeah, I’ll be the first to admit that stairs are super-no-fun by the third trimester. However, I occasionally called my husband with inner-house request before the pregnancy. And I seriously dream about the day when all houses will be computerized, allowing you to intercom back and forth, so that you can ask your kids to bring you stuff from other rooms through voice command.
In fact, I consider having someone to bring you stuff that you don’t feel like getting up to retrieve yourself one of the best reasons to have kids. And I imagine that I will feel sad after these proverbial children leave for college, because then I will have to do my own fetching.
However, the main point is that I know for a fact that I’m not the only one who sometimes calls her husband rather than getting up herself. I know one couple who IM’s each other while in seperate rooms. And I know that there must be others who email and/or text message each other with their requests and questions. Let me know if you’re one of those people in the comments.
I often call my husband from our bedroom when he is downstairs in the office about a variety of things (e.g., can you check the printer, can you bring me a popsicle, etc.). As a matter of fact a few weeks ago he was in the kitchen and I was in the living room and I still yelled to him to ask if he could grab me something that was sitting a few feet away. Yes, I know that was lazy!
I often call my husband from our bedroom when he is downstairs in the office about a variety of things (e.g., can you check the printer, can you bring me a popsicle, etc.). As a matter of fact a few weeks ago he was in the kitchen and I was in the living room and I still yelled to him to ask if he could grab me something that was sitting a few feet away. Yes, I know that was lazy!
man this post and comment make me wanna run out a get a husband so i can call him up to bring me stuff!
man this post and comment make me wanna run out a get a husband so i can call him up to bring me stuff!
I have definitely been doing it more during this twin pregnancy since I'm supposed to limit physical activity, but I've always done it.
Most often, I shout to my husband a couple of rooms away, but it's 50/50 whether he can hear me. I often IM my husband across the house. If I'm computer-less, esp. a couple of floors away from him, I have been known to call.
I've also IM'd him when he was literally sitting next to me, but only to be silly or to send secret messages when someone else is in the room.
I foresee you using the baby monitor as a one-way walkie-talkie, both when you're with Betty and in years to come!
I have definitely been doing it more during this twin pregnancy since I'm supposed to limit physical activity, but I've always done it.
Most often, I shout to my husband a couple of rooms away, but it's 50/50 whether he can hear me. I often IM my husband across the house. If I'm computer-less, esp. a couple of floors away from him, I have been known to call.
I've also IM'd him when he was literally sitting next to me, but only to be silly or to send secret messages when someone else is in the room.
I foresee you using the baby monitor as a one-way walkie-talkie, both when you're with Betty and in years to come!