Overheard in weight room
Two guys, new dads, are talking about life with children. They love it - love watching their little ones make eye contact, attempt to crawl (or "spin out" in guy parliance). And they so appreciate all that their respective wives have been doing to take care of the family.
"But man, has it been hard getting back to the gym," one semi-meathead said to the other. "I tell ya, three weeks after she gave birth, I tried squeezing an hour-and-a-half workout into an hour and I just could not do it! I was frigging exhausted. It's hard, man!"
Please note, this was an actual conversation that took place in my presence. Two men, complaining about the difficulty of fitting in a 90-minute workout, three weeks after the birth of their child...and they didn't even give birth! I'll let the mothers out there put their two cents in.
Comments
Meatheads are dumb. And any man that complains to another man how HARD it is to work out and be exhausted and sweat and oogle other sweaty men is just as dumb. Stupid meatheads. They should just shut up, go see 300 and be men. Stupid meatheads.
Wow! These men must be very involved in caring for their newborns, which I find very endearing! I can assume from their level of exhaustion and the lack of free time they're talking about that they are actually THERE for their wives and babies at 2:00 a.m., and that they, along with their wives, are devoting as much time as possible to their new family commitments! I find it refreshing. I've heard of so many instances where the mother is saddled with 100% of the newborn workload while the dads go on with the lives as if completely uninterrupted. I think it's great that these dudes are re-evaluating their priorities and feeling some of the discomfort that comes with having a new baby.
I would like to put it on record that I began using the name Cassie and posting on here right when leslie took over this blog. the new cassie is not me. I 100% disagree with this new cassie. I woudl have probably made an ill informed comment like that before i started working out also. men with muscles are not all "meatheads" I now realise the time & dedication and hard work work it takes to look like a "meathead" so i respect them. also how does she think the men in 300 got like that. and if they are good men who are helpful with their wives & families then it probbaly is just as hard for them to get to the gym, in particular if they are working while shes home on maternity leave.
Yay to the fact that they are actually participating in the care of their newborns. And, hey, who else can you b***ch to if not your buddies,lol?! BUT...I just hope they remember that as hard as it is for them, their wives have it a whole lot harder. They are the ones with the soreness in various areas, the leaking milk if they are nursing, the pressure to lose all the baby weight, the unsolicited advice on how to be a "perfect" mom, exhaustion, possible post-partum depression, and a whole slew of other stuff that men, even those with the best of intentions, don't have to deal with. BTW, these guys should not try to push themselves too hard, too fast! Ya just had a baby,dude! It's a HUGE change! Go easy on yourself,lol!
I'm no mother, but, an observation nonetheless:
These are probably the same sorts of fellows who said things like, "yeah Tom, you heard right - we're pregnant!"
To all of you females out there: THANK YOU for bearing all that you do to keep this crazy thing going. We may not say it much and we certainly don't show it well, but many men REALLY appreciate it!
How, Mean Cassie - two words. ANGER MANAGEMENT!
