After a Few Months

Marc hadn’t complained much since the Great Shift, but after a few months, he was finally ready to let loose about one particular frustration about his new body. As he sat doing crunches at the gym, he began to talk about with the person next to him.

“I think I was probably depressed when the Great Shift first happened,” Marc confessed, “I mean, I couldn’t stop eating! I think I was sad about being a woman now instead of the man I once was; I cried alone a lot. And I started to gain weight, so I told myself to eat better and to go to the gym. I mean, I’ve been doing that a lot; I’m here now, right!? And yet, I keep gaining weight! Look at me! I’m getting a beer belly...and I don’t even drink! I’m sorry to unload on you, it’s just that --”

The person next to Marc interupted, “Are you stupid? I don’t mean to be rude, but, seriously, how dumb can you be. That body isn’t ‘getting fat;’ it’s pregnant. I guess even when men have female anatomy, they choose to be absolutely clueless about it. What did you think when you didn’t get your period?”

“My what? Pregnant?” Marc’s heart was racing. He hadn’t even considered it, but once they said it, he knew they were right! He WAS pregnant!