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Carolina Girl

by Allison Winn Scotch


Er, no. You have to go rent it. It's this great movie that's set in the '60s. And in North Carolina, we do a dance called the shag. It's all done to beach music, which is basically oldies. Most of the radio stations down by the beach are devoted to this music. The last time I was home, my girlfriends and I went to see Chairman of the Board, and they sing all these songs that have been around for decades, like "Carolina Girls." The songs make you feel good about yourself, like you're a kid. Or they make you just want to go get on a boat and grab a beer. It's happy music.

Speaking of happy times, I know that you've wanted to be a mom for a long time. What surprised you most about the pregnancy? Everybody talks about the hormones, but you don't understand it until you've gone through it. That first trimester … basically, you want to stab your significant other. And, poor guys, they don't understand what's going on, either, so they have to suck it up.

Ha! So true. Were the hormones the toughest part? The thing that was the hardest is that I had to work the entire time, putting in 13 or 14 hours a day. The first and third trimesters were tough with that. … I'm so self-sufficient and independent, and I'm not used to not lifting things for myself and not being able to walk normally. I've had to ask for a lot of help, and I've hated that.

Is it hard to be pregnant while in the public eye? I'm not sure if it's hard, but it certainly changes everyone's perception of you. It's pretty amazing. One minute, they kind of take you seriously, and the next, it's, "Oh, she's a mom now." But I'm the same person I've always been.



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