A thought on baby showers
Without going into great and inappropriate detail about my personal life, Mr. Improbable and I have recently fallen in with a group of people whom we find immensely likable and compatible, and with whom we foresee many fruitful professional collaborations in the future. I think we're going to do really good work with these folks, the kind of work we've been wanting to do for years.
This all happened because of someone I met at a neighbor's baby shower.
Remember this the next time you're tempted to moan and whine about being invited to yet another shower. You don't have to be "into" weddings or "into" babies. All you have to be is open-handed, open-hearted, and open-minded. And who knows what benefits might come your way. Because women have both brains and uteri, you know, and many of us intend to use both.
Who is Miss Conduct?
Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine. Robin, who has a PhD in psychology from Boston University, has worked as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are given annually for achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think.
