Old Guys and VBACs Don't Mix

I carry this bag as a diaper bag. I think it is witty, and it is a good conversation piece. Sometimes.

I just had my first negative experience from the general public regarding my VBAC. Yesterday I was at our local overpriced-coffee-selling establishment with the kids and had my VBAC diaper bag hung on the back of my jog stroller. An elderly gentleman approached me--I honestly thought he was going to ask about the kids.

He said: I know what "VENI" means, and I know what "VIDI" means--I came I saw. But what that last word. VBA?????

I answered: Oh! That means Vaginal Birth After C-section.

You should have seen the man's face. The only way to describe it is recoil. As soon as he heard the word vaginal his entire body shuddered, and he literally turned tail and practically ran back to his wife who was standing in line. I heard her snicker a few seconds later.

I don't know whether to laugh or feel sad at his reaction. It was pretty amusing at the time. I guess he didn't know what he was getting himself into. I am opening myself up to it by carrying this bag. But I am proud of my VBAC, and I think it is worth a goofy comment or two. Poor guy, though. I'll bet he thinks twice about asking some hot young thing what a logo on her bag says!