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“You have to be nice to your mama”
I chat with a co-worker in Shenzhen.
17/06/2014
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Ruth Silbermayr
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One of my co-workers who has just recently given birth herself sees me sitting in front of my desk.
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Like out of the nowhere she appears in front of me, starts stroking my belly, and says: “Hey there, little one! How are you?”
I tell her: “Be careful, the baby kicks with a lot of force.”
She replies, enthusiastically: “A lively baby!”, and then keeps stroking my belly, but more carefully now. She then tells the baby: “You have to be nice to your mama. Don’t make her feel too exhausted.”
Have you ever encountered a similar situation?