Why it Sucks to be a Girl in a Zombie Apocalypse

3. Pregnancy fears

Speaking of pregnancy…um, hello, prophylactics are a lot harder to come by in a zombie apocalypse.  And you definitely don’t want to bring a baby into this hell-on-Earth scenario. Screw your duty to proliferate the human race, how can you run with a baby in your arms?  So pregnancy would be a major bummer, and the kind of burden that falls heavily on the woman — seriously, that belly is too heavy to run with.

What do you do about birth control?  You can’t exactly loot a Walmart every freakin’ day.  Your birth control is bound to run out after the first month, and considering Dr. Zachary is now Dr. Zombie, your hopes of filling that prescription are pretty slim.  Yet sex is one of the few joys that the undead can’t take away from you, so your only protection is the pull-out method, and we all know how effective that is!

2. Giving birth

So you went and got yourself knocked up the night you and your post-apocalyptic honey shared that, “the world may be ending but we can still f**k like the humans we are” sex.  Well, shit.  Now the unfortunate consequence of all that unbridled self-pity turned passion is a baby.  First, the natural questions.   Depending on if you’ve determined whether the cause of your zombie apocalypse is an airborne virus, you gotta wonder if your spawn will be born saying “Gruhhh” and craving brains.

But even if your miracle baby is born all human and cute-like, there’s still that giving birth part. Holy crap, how are you supposed to give birth, with no hospital, no doctors, and no pain-killers?  What, you say humans have been doing it since the olden days?  LIES!  OK, it’s possible, but you’re still going to be in searing pain surrounded only by your half-crazy companions.

So if you’re Robert Kirkman and you’re writing this scene, what do you do?  Naturally, you do what any man would do when a lady’s giving birth and leave the room.  Yes, this scene happened in The Walking Dead, issue #39, and instead of seeing it, we cut to the man-types fixing the generator.  Fixing the generator, really?  Well, at least they’re making themselves useful, I guess.

1. Your best friend will go nuts and want to marry you

Periods, crazy men, giving birth and all that aside, the biggest concern you should have as a woman in a zombie apocalypse is the fear that your best friend will go crazy and want to marry you and your husband.  Yes, I said you AND your husband.  That shit happens.

I present, Exhibit A:

WalkingDead_CarolLoriscene

Because there’s nothing worse than having to share your one-handed husband with some other woman.

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However, purses can be pretty handy in a Z-Poc!

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Hi!  I'm Erika.  I'm a comedy writer, a Chihuahua mama, a cupcake enthusiast, and most importantly...I keep the team well-sugared with motivational speeches and home-made cookies.

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6 comments

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  3. Kirsty

    Well lucky I’m a male other wise I’d ble dead right now I don’t know why there’s power and Internet but still

  4. Erika Cervantes

    @Nikki Ooh, finally a valid reason to use the menstrual cup! And hey, if Carol’s gay enough to marry both Lori and Rick, then she’s gay enough to use a menstrual cup!

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