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[quote=Anonymous]You know,  this is interesting because I remember that before the 1990s or so, pregnancy was kind of treated like that...something to be embarrassed about. Maternity wear ads had women in cutsey little big shirts  with puffed sleeves, and the expectant Mom was always drawn in a way on the logo as kind of looking away or down, with very blushing cheeks. You know,  like she was "in a family way...because,  well....you know, snicker,  snicker..."

I used to think that was nuts then. Now, it's all belly all the time, no puffy sleeves,  no wistful glances,  and no husband, really. We've evolved!  Remember the old baby food or diaper commercials, where the new Mom has long brown hair pulled back with a hair band, soft blushing  cheeks, and angelic  looking- her BIG gold wedding band always prominent? Always!

Your parents are likely to be in the 50 to 70 range.  They should be pretty enlightened about sex and societal myths and norms, so this puzzles me a lot.  They wouldn't have old fashioned ideas about sex.Right? [/quote]

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