So, I keep the personal stuff to a bare minimum here, but...
a very close friend of mine just had twins, after an extraordinarly difficult, dangerous, and draining birth experience. She's fine, the babies are fine - more than fine, they're incredibly cute (I hear)!. But I just wanted everyone who cares about this sort of thing to just kind of take a moment, if you have a moment, to offer up some thanks for them and send some love her way. Don't worry if you don't know who she is - the love will get there anyway, and I can promise you that she more than deserves it!!
Hang in there, habibi!
Ya Abu-Aardvark - I'll be happy to pray for the birth mom and her babies, but I would hope you refer to her as habibTI.
Of course your Arabic is by far much better than mine, but the little things count. Unless you were speaking to the dad?
Sorry for the Arabic grammar cop post, I really have no business correcting anybody's Arabic. But this sort of gaffe marks you as a khawagga. Ever heard any Armenian jokes? Not nice.
Posted by: Leila | October 26, 2004 at 03:28 PM
My friend is the kind of feminist woman who likes to subvert gender categories, so we always call each other habibi, not habibti. You're right, of course, in principle, but not in this personal case!
And Leila, thanks so much for the prayers for someone you don't even know - that kind of generosity should be everywhere!
Posted by: the aardvark | October 26, 2004 at 05:24 PM
Congrulations to Abu Twins. (Is this correct for a feminstt woman?)
Posted by: Peter Hofmann | October 26, 2004 at 06:16 PM
As an uncle, I have say that ALL babies are cute & adorable (especially since they are someone elses). May the twins grow up healthy & wise.
Posted by: daveb | October 27, 2004 at 12:29 AM
CONGRATULATIONS! i'm with daveb - although i can't say that i myself am an uncle, but i live with one and have found that the experience has certainly warmed me up to the little ones. and leila, be kind to us armenians, we've had a hard go of it, eh! :)
Posted by: alex | October 27, 2004 at 10:25 AM
Children are such a blessing. And after seeing my wife go through labor and my daughter come out - wow! I just can't even contemplate the physical and emotional journey.
Many duas for the twins and the mom and their family.
Posted by: Karim | October 27, 2004 at 11:39 AM