Childish Mistakes
GERMANY, HOSPITAL, JERK, NURSES | HEALTHY | APRIL 11, 2021
A few weeks ago, I had to have a hysterectomy. I have no children, never wanted children, and am almost too old to have them. Also, if I can now live my life free of period pains, I’m all for it. But I know that it is a sensitive issue for many women.
While wheeling me along to the operation, the male nurse asks:
Nurse
#1 : “Do you have kids?”
Me: “No.”
Nurse
#1 : “Me, neither. It is really sad. A life without children isn’t really worthwhile.”
Dude, don’t tell this to a woman about to have her womb taken out.
Later, when they take me for a scan, a nurse says:
Nurse
#2 : “So, you’ve just given birth, right?”
Me: “No. No, I haven’t.”
When I talked to my gynecologist, she was flabbergasted. And rightly so. I mean, it wasn’t a big deal for me. But really, maybe be more sensitive next time.