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Welcome to my world, Britney
As you know, the world is consumed with concern about whether Britney Spears is expecting again. The evidence we have for this — aside from Brit’s established track record of bad decisions — is her protruding tummy.
I had been savoring this as much as the next Us Weekly reader, until I realized I was being a terrible hypocrite. Britney, if in fact you are not once again filled with the miracle of Federline-sired life, then I feel your pain. Hi, I’m Sarah. People think I’m pregnant, too.
I am a woman with a pooch. A pot belly of the kind that Maria de Medeiros rhapsodized about in “Pulp Fiction.” Sometimes it is diminished, but even in the skinniest of times it’s always there. My friend Kim and I named my bump Desmond.
And some people, God bless them, ask about Desmond. Surely, they mean well.
I don’t like those people.
The upside is that they feel very awkward after I tell them that I am not great with child. I don’t try to assuage their guilt, because I want the life lesson on minding one’s own business to really sink in.
But you know, actually, I don’t feel Britney’s pain, because there’s a big difference between an embarrassing little moment in the nail salon and having your paunch splashed all over tabloids.
Hang in there, Britney — and maybe rent “Pulp Fiction.”
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