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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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