<p>Emeraldkity4,
The title you put on this “I couldn’t make this up” says it all. I’m speechless (or commentless). Leaving me without a comment is, I suppose, an accomplishment.</p>
<p>koay, when i gave birth to my first, it was a c section after a long labor, I thought that was bad enough, until I heard the mom next to me had twins, the first was V and the second was C section</p>
<p>We have come full circle on CC…we all know one another’s kids’ college stories and now we are going back and filling in the birthing stories! 
(I love it)</p>
<p>Giving birth is very admirable, but I don’t know that it “brave” is the right word. Because the mother really doesn’t have any choice. Ready or not that baby is coming out. The process goes forward just the same no matter whether the mother is facing it bravely or is frightened completely out of her wits.</p>
<p>The flip side of this are the women who they “just couldn’t” give birth without pain-killing drugs. Sure they could. Women have been doing that for a million years. Once again, they had no choice.</p>
<p>I’d say that giving birth is a testament more to physical and emotional resiliance and endurance rather than courage.</p>
<p>I think that’s not a bad position for giving birth (I think I’ve seen photos of people doing it that way in their home births) but, as has been pointed out, Britney was certainly not in that position when the baby was crowning. I doubt he crowned at all. She had a non-emergency c-section. And no, I’m not slamming c-sections (had one myself) but it does make the sculpture inaccurate. Among other things.</p>
<p>I notice they’re not doing a Katie Holmes sculpture. LOL</p>
<p>I wonder what PETA would say about the bear skin rug?</p>
<p>I was looking for the rear view? (jk) </p>
<p>At a hospital here --women’s health entrance-- there is a sculpture gallery of not particularly attractive naked women of all ages, races, shapes, sizes–including elderly, pregnant, and in the birth process. Real women posed for these and there is a bio with each scupture. (They are small–maybe 12", and there are at least a dozen of them). Kinda shocking. </p>
<p>I’ve done this seven times, including the home birth, the weird posititions, no c-sections. With my 5th I got insurance and went for the epidural–it was wonderful–no turning back.<br>
(If only I could get a message to Katie!). </p>
<p>I think many people are opting for the scheduled c-sections for the husband’s (partner’s)-- um, “benefit.” (OTOH, maybe my OB thinks my H is a god?)</p>
<p>I understand the different positions for childbirth, but this particular statue is sexual… abear skinned rug, yeah, thats sanitary</p>
<p>and the look on her face</p>
<p>I have no issues with fertility statues, they are timeless</p>
<p>its the fact its supposed to be Brit, who is such a paragon of motherhood, that irks me</p>
<p>and lifesize, and in a position that, well is pornographic and not the least motherly, and the look on the face, egad</p>
<p>
But many women died during childbirth. There was an article in the NYT a few months back about the problem of fistulas in Africa. Many have done natural childbirth without a problem; some women with more problems; for many women, it’s been a death sentence. Let’s not forget that.</p>
<p>As for the “brave” thing, I thought that the “bravery” was NOT in the childbirth, but in giving up her (lucrative) career to be a mother. </p>
<p>…which upsets me. I’m all for people loving their kids and sacrificing for them. I’m all for working moms, too. I think abortion is morally wrong… but don’t see how the latter part would have any bearing on whether to give up one’s career or not. In fact, if women were more pressured to give up their careers after birth, one would assume that the abortion rate would increase. There are a lot of women (and men!) who simply could not handle constant childcare. IMO, if they are having the kid and trying to be good, loving, supportive parents, that’s about all we can ask. Not sure why the political commentary about her giving up her career is a good thing…?</p>
<p>The Brittany Spears statue was intended to be satirical.</p>
<p>Here’s a report on another work by Daniel Edwards:</p>
<p>“Daniel Edwards: Ted Williams death mask from the Ben Affleck 2004 World Series Collection … The mask was created from American baseball player Ted Williamss decapitated and cryogenically preserved head, stored at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona. The work has an autographed baseball positioned beneath its chin.”</p>
<p>It sounds like a couple of send-ups of celebrity-mania.</p>
<p>the sculpture itself seems very well conceived,…</p>
<p>Rorosen,</p>
<p>I admire your delivery.</p>
<p>I dunno, it seems a little labored to me ;)</p>
<p>…especially the pregnant pauses?</p>
<p>…too much bear skin</p>
<p>Well, ya gotta at least toast the artist’s sense of humor…BOTTOMS UP!!!</p>
<p>My daughter went through the college process years ago and threads like this are why I am still hanging around. You are a funny group.</p>
<p>Rorosen, Greybeard, EmeraldKity4, Sac, Berurah - </p>
<p>You folks get the feeling that we are all being branded with the scarlet ‘P for Punster’ letter on our virtual foreheads? 
Chat boards will shun us henceforth. Heck, we won’t even get emails from college applicants asking us to go over their admissions essays…</p>
<p>
od~</p>
<p>Wearin’ my scarlet P proudly!! And who could ask for better company? ;)</p>
<p>~berurah</p>
<p>Different from Britney’s “P,” then “C,” correct?</p>