Prompt: write about a small habit you picked up from your mother or father It's a McCarthy thing.
We call it "the pregnant lady stance." Though you have neither to be pregnant Nor even a lady To be caught in this unattractive position: Hands on hips Fingers back Thumbs down It happens unconsciously, This assault to good posture Which forces the shoulders And stomach forward. No one would stand like this Intentionally. Yet, inevitably we find ourselves here: Hands on hips Fingers back Thumbs down We got it from our mother Who must have gotten it from hers, For I see aunts, uncles, And cousins alike Standing Hands on hips Fingers back Thumbs down And no one would stand like this On purpose. When I catch myself in "The pregnant lady stance" Hands on hips Fingers back Thumbs down I make a very conscious switch to "The model stance" Hands on hips Fingers forward Wrists down But such conscious correction Can never overcome The unconscious compulsion Of inherited habit Hands on hips Fingers back Thumbs down To any descendants, I would like to say, When you find yourself (and you will!) Standing Hands on hips Fingers back Thumbs down I'm sorry.
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