Is the Breastpump Room the New Watercooler?

I don't even know where to begin on this one. Below is an actual exchange between two working moms (who I don't know! And who aren't related to me!) coordinating their visits to the designated office breast-pumping room. My editor forwarded it to me with the instruction that I was only allowed to post it here word-for-word if I promised not to reveal their real names or place of business. (All I can tell you is that their place of business had an advance copy of Dinner: A Love Story.) What do I like more? Their enviable working-mom camaraderie (my coworkers and I all had post-its on our doors like the one you see above, which I found in one of the girls' baby books); or that one of their kids is "so into cooking with her" (jealous!); or the cereal-for-dinner bit (hilarious); or the fact that two moms found the book helpful enough to discuss while coordinating breast-pumping for their newborns???? It's a tough one.

From: Lisa Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 3:48 PM To: Andrea Subject: RE:

Shoot I %#ed up. Youre going in at 4 right? Will you let me know when youre all done? Thank you. . .

From: Andrea Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 3:49 PM To: Lisa

You want to go now? As long as I’m in by 4:15 im still good.

From: Lisa Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 03:49 PM To: Andrea

Bless you! Ill be faster than that—ill email you.

From: Lisa Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 4:08 PM To: Andrea

Go!

From: Andrea Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 4:10 PM To: Lisa

Boo ya! Thanks! P.S. I made the bolognese sauce and apricot mustard baked chicken from the DALS cookbook. AMAZING. Also my daughter and I had a great time making the galette. She’s so into cooking with me now. She helps me every night. (Even last night when we had cereal with strawberries.)

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