To this this does not make this man sick or weird?

[Anonynony]

An ex colleague was telling me today that one of my other ex colleagues (her current colleague) was telling the team that his sister was in labour. They're very close I know this from my years working with him, they're like best friends and he lives with her and her partner. Anyway apparently this male colleague (who was receiving texts from either herself or her partner) said she was x amount of centimeters dialated (sp?) and now the whole team are saying he's sick for talking about his sister that way and have written him off as a complete weirdo. My blood was boiling listening to this, this same female colleague also tried to insinuate something sinister when an older gay man in work was really interested in hearing about my pregnancy and new baby (just a really nice guy and still a very good friend)

Is it really that horrific for a brother to mention how many centimeters?? It's not as if he checked himself, I can't see the big deal but I'm really pissed off at female gossipy ex colleague. AIBU??

[RoseRadish]

People are really different on this. I remember a male friend being shocked and horrified that a female friend showed her 12w scan pic around because "it's her insides!" - to make matters worse, insides not too far removed from rude bits - and it was way TMI for him.

I wouldn't bat an eyelid if a man said his sister or any other woman was 5cm dilated, it's just information that tells you about how things are progressing. But from experience I've realised that some people would really clutch their pearls.

[Buttercup27]

Would it be different if it was a female sharing info about her sister?

[randomAXEofkindness]

Wow, so many prudes! I wouldn't think anything of it at all. Your critical colleague sounds like a twat, I'd stay well away.

[BuzzardBird]

I am more grossed out by the use of "icky" by grown ups than I am about the dilation thing.

[BlueSkySunnyDay]

I dont think it makes him weird, he is probably just excited - either they are one of those earthy share everything familes or he hasnt got a clue what it means and is just parroting what he has been told.

Personally I dont understand why as a man he is interested - i'm not as woman Having given birth to 2 children I am still completely unaware of how many cms you would need to be for it to be game on.

Maybe a bit inappropriate in the workplace but not like he is giving a graphic account of his last blow job is it?

[BlueSkySunnyDay]

Buttercup - id be less discomforted by a female saying it...but equally disinterested (not a prude but just not big on discussions of "girl stuff")

[Ev1lEdna]

Good Lord, some people are just looking for an excuse to take offence. There's nothing weird or unsavoury about making statement about being dilated.

Exactly this. I despair, we live in a world where we can talk about Jordan's boobs and all kinds of dodgy TV with impunity but mention dilation in the context of labour (which is only really an indicator of how close the borth is and certainly doesn't make me think about people's cervix in detail) and it's adjusting of cardies all round.

[kentishgirl]

I don't think it's weird or sick. Just TMI for the workplace.