Nearly eight months pregnant, my hand on my aching back, I stood

in line at the post office for what seemed like an eternity.

“Honey,” said a woman behind me, “I had back pain during

my pregnancy. I was bedridden for four months because my

baby was sitting on a nerve.”

The man in front of me piped up, “You’d better get used to

it now. Once those young ‘uns get on your nerves, they can

stay there till they’re 18.”