# Workplace griping, anyone?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 12, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401 "2010-11-12T06:39:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-anyone/560401/9158 "2015-07-28T01:31:50Z")

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> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#):
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> So next time the aunt is away from her desk at a meeting or something, call the hospital and get connected to the niece. Tell her that her aunt has been in a meeting, and you haven’t had an update for at least 20 minutes. Ask her how many centimeters she is dilated now, how regular her contractions are, etc. You might also ask her if, after the birth, she is planning to have herself stitched up some, to be tight enough to satisfy her husband – tell her the poll of the women in the office is strongly in favor of that.
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> She might then tell her aunt to be more discreet.

Would be awesome except she’s not in the hospital yet. We have been hearing updates several times a day for about 2 weeks and it might be another week! I just don’t understand why people share things about family members that they would never share about themselves… Or maybe they would, but I never hear her talking about how her own lady bits are functioning. Maybe I’ll ask her.

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