Am I pregnant?

All people in general have an inherent ability to irritate. Let's call this as an "irritability quo". Any given day, it is hard to determine this irritability quo, unless say you are the subject's husband/wife/mil/close friend or whatever. But you see what I am saying.

So after about five diaper changes in four hours that have you gagging and a very stoic husband who has no time to breathe ever since he enrolled for a MS program; lets say you are simply grouchy. Since the little one has not started speaking yet, he is spared of his mom's volcanic eruptions. That leaves a very-busy husband and an equally confused MIL at the receiving end. The husband, simply put - doesn't understand why the wife is so cranky. Now the word "cranky" which sounds normal, even funny in any other given day is elevated to level Orange when the subject is testy. So even though the husband keeps the lil one entertained and out of his grumpy mom's nose; the subject still finds - an orphaned underwear not IN the laundry basket and an empty mug with two day old coffee stains in the home-office room - that sets the irritability quo in alarming tones.

With such choreography set, the subject gets to her office later than ever. Which is when her good friends down in the administrative office, calls her for a cup of coffee and a little chat.
And they go, "ah...Upsi..coming late to work these days huh.."
"you are pregnant, aren't you?" foll lowed by roars of laughter.
"hahhhoohhaaa......trying to get pregnant?".......again roars of laughter.
"the little one is....14 months, right..yaya, he needs someone to play with"
"so, Mr.Upsi is at work late too huh"....more laughter.

She stomps out of the coffee room and pick up the vibrating cell. It's her friend calling to check on the little one and Upsi replies, "oh, little one is better. much better, though he is still not eating well. but I am feeling so under the weather, took a sick leave yesterday and had two Tylenols every four hours" .
The friend, "ahhhhhh Upsi.....you are not pregnant, are you?"

I tell you, the next person to ask that question is going to get from me.