Is she pregnant yet??

Recently my father-in-law was speaking to my husband. Every so often he calls to say they need more sugar, which after enough calls results in him sending money to buy sugar or getting someone else to do it.

Well this past call was just too good not to share.

His father had called to say they still needed sugar. After discussing that for a bit the father than asked if she(as in me) was a little bit pregnant yet*. Of course Maxon said no. The father then asked if there was any problem, which Maxon responded with, “no, there is no problem.”(the dad referring to one of us not ‘working’)

Then Maxon said actually there is a problem, if I don’t have money for sugar how can I have money for a baby.
Now this next part is good-the father then said oh well if that’s it, then we don’t need the sugar, don’t worry about the sugar.

HAHAHAHAHA

This is the conversation that Maxon told me about when he woke up from a nap.
For some people who don’t understand a culture where producing children is what matters, and yes that’s how they see it as, producing. Here many people, certainly the older generations believe that the reason for marriage is to have children. Only. It’s just that one is doing a community service by having children. Children bring you status, not to mention little servants and/or workers. Many people only become married when one is already on the way. So you can imagine how strange they think it is to get married and not get pregnant right away.

This isn’t the first time we’ve been asked, and I’m sure it won’t be the last. See this is how conversations go here. Nice to meet you. How are you? Are you married? Do you have children? Why not? (is there something wrong with one of you? Is what they are really thinking, and some even say it)

*I don’t know how one can be a little bit pregnant. Either you are or you aren’t, right?

also note this is just one conversation I am sharing, there have been too many to count regarding this subject...