Pornography: Men Possessing Women, by: Andrea ... - Feminish

sperm. During the tests Abbey could not have intercourse. Smearswould show whether the sperm was viable or not when in touch“with the vaginal contents. ” Abbey worried. She had “strangeerotic dream s. ” She dreamed that her limbs were separated fromher body. Once she knew she was pregnant she became strong. Allthe trials of the past were erased. She could not dress with herformer style but she knew a designer who made maternity clothesthat would accentuate her femininity. She had to adjust to a newschedule. She couldn’t get up early and take a walk. Moving aroundwasn’t so simple. Abbey had to adjust to a new response to herbody. Before she had had a stunning body and had gotten attentionwherever she went. She wouldn’t wear a bra because she wantedher breasts to have freedom. “And, of course, her sleek, long legswere accustomed to stretching out and allowing her full buns all theliberty they desired. ” Sometimes the wind would raise her skirt andher silk panties would show: “It didn’t take much imagination tovisualize her perky pussy enclosed within that tiny strip of fabric. ”N ow all that “street fun” is gone. But Abbey will someday be“strutting her stu ff’ again. Abbey has no regrets. Being pregnant isso exciting that “[s]ince changes are occurring so rapidly inside ofher now she hardly has time to talk about it to anyone. ” Before shewas always on the telephone chatting with old lovers. Now shehasn’t the time. Pregnancy has stopped her informal communication:“Abbey is limited by her condition. . . even dialing canbecome a chore when a girl is carrying around all that addedweight. ” Abbey still has an active mind, however. She can imagineherself doing all the things she used to be able to do when she waslighter. Abbey has pointers for women who are afraid of pregnancy.Abbey has even written these down “because she wants topass them on to all future m others. ” Abbey must spread her joy.Anyone who looks at her expression will conclude that “[t]his girlloves being pregnant! ” Because her metabolism has changed, shehas changed her eating habits. She eats pickles and ice cream andstill gets the necessary twenty-five hundred calories a day, which iswhat counts.T he pornography of pregnancy— the graphic depiction of m oth­