Not whining, but definitely a first-world interpretation
Returning to work after becoming a father for the first time, a colleague asked the usual question, "So, how do you feel now you're a parent?"

I replied that the hardest thing to get used to was the knowledge that, no matter how hard you try to protect your offspring, something bad could still happen to them. You just had to live with that fear.

She thought for a moment, then said "Yes, I suppose it's like having a white carpet, isn't it?"

Probably best if she waited a while before having her own, I reckon.
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Fri 2 Mar 2012, 12:33, 5 replies)

Hahahahaha awesome.
I want to drink with this woman.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 2 Mar 2012, 12:35, closed)

A white carpet costs a helluva lot more to replace, though.

( Spleep Shit, or get off the internet., Fri 2 Mar 2012, 13:12, closed)

Why would anyone in their right mind have a white carpet?
Or a kid?
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Fri 2 Mar 2012, 15:30, closed)

Or a white carpet and a kid!

( Airman Gabber Living life like a 70's BBC presenter, Fri 2 Mar 2012, 16:34, closed)

Or a carpet and a white kid?
Hold on...
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Sat 3 Mar 2012, 8:53, closed)