hollis (they/them) currently studying classics and archaeology.
my dad almost missed the birth of his firstborn child (me) because he was hungry and wanted a sandwich.
his response to “my wife is going into labor” was “Well, this should take a while. I’m gonna grab a bite to eat.” and he went to the hospital cafeteria and couldn’t decide what type of sandwich he wanted. when he finally made up his mind the line was really long and he just went “oh, I’ll wait. It probably won’t take that long.”
meanwhile his wife is in the middle of giving birth.
also: when i was born my head was all fucked up b/c babies dont have their skull fused so i looked like a fucking alien. my mom asked what was wrong and the doctor went “huh. that look really weird!” and left the room
im sure my doctor was actually pretty smart but also when i was born my legs looked all fucky and she went “that’s normal. it’ll get better.” even when i went through elementary school knock-kneed.
it wasn’t until 7th grade that i saw a different doctor who was like “yeah that’s actually a pretty severe femur deformation. you’re gonna need surgery for that. how are you even surviving gym class?” (i wasn’t.) and they had to saw my femur up and manually rotate it, and then screw it together and it was a whole big thing.