Today is our turn to host our parenting group. In case you have never been in one, a parenting group consists of ten or so couples who have recently had babies. The group meets once a week to compare baby features and milestones. Expect to be grilled on exactly what attributes your baby has acquired since last meeting, and get ready to defend yourself if you get caught in a hail of jealousy because your child happened to do some tiny thing early.
Of course our child is the best and cutest of all. Just ask us. Seriously though, we are far more laid back and non-competitive than the other children's handlers. I mean, parents. We realize babies do things at different rates and we don't get upset if Baby A rolls over to the left two days before Maddie tries it. I wish I could say the same for the other parents. Sometimes jealousy rears its ugly head and looks around the room for targets.
The other thing we do is worry about things. Generally, some parent will come in all worked up about some new Bad Thing that they read about on the web and everyone in the room imagines their babies with this affliction/malady/tragedy. This leads to other consequences and pretty soon a chain reaction of worry flows evenly through the room like the wave at a football game.
Oh, we also have dinner and a guest speaker, but those things are purely fluff to decorate the feature comparison and worry-fest.
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