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Monocycle with Leandra Medine

Ep 37: Uterus Envy

Monocycle with Leandra Medine

Monocycle

Arts

4.9779 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2016

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever felt that terrible, nauseating pit in your stomach? It makes doing anything other than focusing on the pit feel impossible. I used to get it every time I found out my ex-boyfriend was dating someone new. Recently, I started getting it every time I found out that someone is pregnant. I never knew how to process the pit as anything other than heartbreak but I'm starting to realize that it's more than that -- it's envy, so in this week's episode, we unpack that like it's a carry-on suitcase full of grenades. Related Stories: A Pregnant Pause Monocycle: Episode 26, Not Pregnant Thinking About Babies? Pregnant? Just Gave Birth? How to Exercise in 10 Gifs In partnership with Squarespace. Logo by Kelly Shami - legsny.com/ Edited by Nicholas Quazzy Alexander

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0:00.0

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0:19.0

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0:24.0

Together forever, you'll stay in my browser and I will love you.

0:35.8

Hi and welcome back to Monocicle, a podcast by Man Repeller hosted by Leander Medine.

0:41.6

Although at the time of your hearing this, we will have just concluded Fashion Week.

0:45.6

Today I'm going to talk about something else.

0:48.2

It's something I experienced over Fashion Week, but isn't directly correlated to fashion per se.

0:57.0

Right now, we're still in the thick of Fashion week, and all I can think when I look around is when the fuck did everyone get pregnant.

1:03.0

I don't know if I'm just seeing bumps on everyone

1:06.0

because I'm so attuned to babies growing inside uteruses that are not my own, but I'm having this really,

1:14.9

really strange and visceral reaction to people getting pregnant. Yesterday, for example,

1:20.7

a friend of mine who I've adored since I met her like four years ago told me she was

1:25.4

pregnant and I couldn't even hide how envious I felt.

1:29.9

You know what it felt like? I'll tell you exactly what it felt like. Have you ever been in a

1:33.7

situation where your boyfriend cheated on you and you found out by way of the girl that he

1:38.9

cheated with coming over to you saying something like I've been hooking up with your boyfriend

1:43.1

for the last two months,

1:44.6

or have you ever liked a guy or a girl only to find that said man or woman actually likes your

1:51.0

best friend? Have you ever felt slighted by a parent who seems to be giving preferential treatment

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