Oy Vey

So my boss was in my office the yesterday, and we were talking about my adorable pups, and I said something along the lines of being tired because they had been restless all night. My colleague and office mate decides to chime in with:

"Just wait until you have kids." Under NORMAL circumstances, this would've been shrugged off - but not with my boss. My boss's response was, "She's not having kids!"

Of course, I would've liked to have just let that go and change the entire course of the conversation, but my colleague doesn't always know when to keep her mouth shut, and said, "She might be."

This of course opened a HUGE can of worms. My boss seems to be of the impression that I told her at some point that I'm definitely not having children. Well, that never happened. What I did say, (when she inappropriately asked me about it at one point or another), was explain that we, (John and I), were on the fence about it - but that if we opted to have children, it wouldn't be for a while.

I've discovered that's always the best way to go when employers ask you questions they shouldn't be. Be relatively vague, and allay any fears they might have about you starting a new gig and leaving shortly thereafter for maternity leave.

Speaking of maternity leave, I don't even think my company offers it.

Anyway, a few minutes ago, she waltzed into my office, sat down in front of my desk, asked me about projects I'm working on, and then launched into a conversation about why I shouldn't have children.

Awesome. Guess how many times per week this subject will undoubtedly come up now?

Just take a guess.