The Push Present

If you haven't heard of a Push Present yet, it is basically a gift that a mother receives from the father for giving birth. I'm not a fan of this, what-so-ever. I almost feel like its a way to let the men off the hook in some sense. Like their roll is to sit back and thank the mother for all the hard work they've done and will do and basically, good thing it's not me! I know that, post-conception, the woman's body is doing all of the work in making this baby, but the men have jobs in this pregnancy too, right? I'm sure there are tons and tons of men out there being completely supportive of their pregnant spouse, helping cook, clean, giving massages etc., but I'm sure there are many that aren't and bringing a diamond bracelet to the hospital is so not going to make up for not participating.

Maybe I'll feel different after pregnancy and delivery, but I don't feel like money should be spent on me anyway (unless I suppose, you're Jennifer Garner) it should be spent on something like all the millions of diapers we're going to need, perhaps. I'd like my husband to be in the room with me holding my hand and comforting me and then giving me a kiss and saying, thank you for this child. I want my husband to help me off the couch when I get stuck, go buy me ginger ale when my stomach is sick, be patient with me when I'm grouchy and love me the whole time. That's the push present I'd like to get.