Myths of our Solar System (29): Haumea on becoming a mother

There is nothing I enjoy more than bringing new life into the world. Sure, sex is amazing
on its own, but it is all the better when filled with the hope of conception and even that falls
into insignificance compared with what follows.

That thrill in the discovery, when you first know for sure you are pregnant. When you can
stop holding your breath and start to take the first tentative steps toward planning. That
moment of unbridled joy is incredible.

From then you can sense he or she inside but it is only later that the ride truly begins as
you see he or she grow and give you that radiant shape that excites and brings joy to all
around you. Then, when you feel it move, pushing fear of disaster further from your mind
and he or she kicks, and you see tiny hands, feet and elbows appearing in your skin and
you start to get a feel for the character of the child inside you (or shape and size in my
case) and you almost hope for an early birth you want to see he or she RIGHT NOW!

Finally the birth arrives and it hurts, of course it does, and you’ve been through a fair bit
of shit through the pregnancy, despite all the joy and hope that comes with the bump,
but all that is so worth it. It is a sort of righteous pain because you know you are doing
the only worthwhile thing it is possible to do. So great that men try and rule everything in
sight to fill the hole left by what they have been denied. I wish men could do it too, that
we hadn’t been separated out. The world would be so different if couples went through
this simultaneously. There would be so much more understanding, so much less division.
Though we would surely become extinct when I think the idea through. Oh well. More fun
for me.

Yes, all the pain, discomfort and sickness is worth it the moment you see the tiny he or
she for the first time, see his or her eyes take you in for the first time, the first time he or
she wraps his or her tiny fingers around one of yours or reaches out with its paw or hoof to
touch you: his or her Mother.

And it is all worth it for that special connection you gain with the baby, from even
before birth, through infancy and beyond: that bond that men lack and have to build up
themselves, often destroying the world out of jealousy if they can’t.

I live to bring life into the world. Hence I will give birth to any species, and even disguise
myself in order to marry and procreate with my own children and grandchildren. I just can’t
get enough.

Myths of our Solar System (28): Haumea, keeper and user of animals

As a child Haumea had once snuck away from the chambers of her family and entered
the realms of the servants. There she saw the animals that were kept and used in various
ways and she fell in love with them as she watched and marvelled at them.

As she stared in wonder, Haumea was seen by a servant and in their shock at seeing
one of the higher-ups and in disgust at what they saw as a freak, as well as in seeing the
joy on her face and wishing to wipe it away, they showed her what happened to these
creatures, slitting the throat of a pig in front of her and processing it, telling her where each
part of the beast would end up in her diet.

This, rather than shocking the girl, actually impressed her somewhat and she carried the
memory of that day always in her mind.

When she rose to her feet, her eyes wide and her cheeks covered with dried mud,
Haumea rushed to the ruins of the servants’ realms to try and find any surviving animals
but found none. Instead she first helped Ceres bury the dead before exploring the New
World and bringing back to the First Settlement animals Mother Earth had created during
The Chaos to keep and domesticate, leaving those she was less sure of.

Haumea brought back cows, pigs, sheep and chickens (Makemake was only interested in
birds that flew) and showed people how to house and care for them and also what parts
could be used- expanding the menu that Ceres had created but also helping to clothe the
people’s bodies and feet as well as give them other items such as soap and blankets. She
also showed the people how to chop down trees and make fires out of them for cooking
and warmth.

Later she found horses, dogs and cats- animals that would serve other purposes. And
later still she would teach people to hunt and trap animals she felt should be used but left
free to wander.

And happily Haumea lived in This World, pleased Mother Earth had spoken to her and
enabled her to return to that early memory and live a life with This World’s creatures.