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Why Do You Love to See Me Sad - Thoughts on Katie Not Having Children Yet

"...so...you signed up for another one?" "Yea!" ".........when is this one?" "Next July! In wine country! It's going to be so awesome, everyone can come! We'll do wine tasting, sight seeing, we'll race, and go to a vineyard...." " NEXT July!? Like a YEAR from now!?" "Yep! Plenty of time to train and plan." *Silence* "AM I EVER GOING TO HAVE GRANDCHILDREN!?" The shit that a married female endurance athlete in her late 20's has to put up with. Chris and I have been together for almost 8 years and married for 3. I've gotten my fair share of comments and questions, mostly from prospective grandmas and grandpas. Actually I've been getting them since before Chris and I were even married, oddly enough. It seems no one can wait to see just what little terrors Chris and I produce. And I get it - obviously Chris and I are going to single handedly create the next great summer Olympic team ...