title: Excuses, excuses, excuses.
abstract: In this humor column, a perinatal educator learns that explanations are not always necessary when one is a grownup.
authors.affiliation: D eb G auldin is a childbirth educator who performs songs and humorous tales ("Hormone-Affirming Music and Humor for Women") about pregnancy, childbirth, and the adjustments to parenthood. She lives outside Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Deb
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gauldin