Confessions

hungryhippo · July 2011

I don't know about you, but I need a confession post today. Here's your chance to get it all out, flame free. What's on your mind?

hungryhippo · July 2011

I'm in the middle of a two week visit from my MIL. She's a lovely person, but she shared out MC news just hours after we asked her not to, and the person she shared it with told the entire family. Then, she waited two weeks to tell us that it happened, told us the story, then told us a different version of the story once she got to our house a week later. Actually, both of the versions of the story were told to DH. She hasn't once acknowledged any of it to me.

So, here's my confession: I desperately want her to come out with an apology to me. But I am certain that I'm not going to get one. So today, exactly one month since my loss I am choosing to let go of my anger so I can go the next week without carrying around all this extra anger and disappointment. Sigh.

Mayan2011 · July 2011

Tomorrow will be my first day back at work in 2 weeks. I know getting back to my routine will be a good thing for me, but I am dreading all of the questions: where were you? why were you off? are you okay? I just hope I can hold it together and not go off on someone. There are a few people that will ask because they really care and the rest will just want to know to fulfill their office gossip needs.

Mayan2011 · July 2011

hungryhippo:

I'm in the middle of a two week visit from my MIL. She's a lovely person, but she shared out MC news just hours after we asked her not to, and the person she shared it with told the entire family. Then, she waited two weeks to tell us that it happened, told us the story, then told us a different version of the story once she got to our house a week later. Actually, both of the versions of the story were told to DH. She hasn't once acknowledged any of it to me.

So, here's my confession: I desperately want her to come out with an apology to me. But I am certain that I'm not going to get one. So today, exactly one month since my loss I am choosing to let go of my anger so I can go the next week without carrying around all this extra anger and disappointment. Sigh.

Good for you for taking the higher road. If it were me, I don't know if I could let that go, at least not without saying something. I am working on my desire to fight every battle...

AppleJack83 · July 2011

Mayan2011:

Tomorrow will be my first day back at work in 2 weeks. I know getting back to my routine will be a good thing for me, but I am dreading all of the questions: where were you? why were you off? are you okay? I just hope I can hold it together and not go off on someone. There are a few people that will ask because they really care and the rest will just want to know to fulfill their office gossip needs.

That sucks. I too work in a gossipy office, so I can imagine what it's going to be like. I would come up with something purposely vague for all the gossip mongers. Something along the lines of "I was on medical leave, but am doing better now. Thanks for your concern" <insert subject change>. Sorry you're going have to be going through that tomorrow.

AppleJack83 · July 2011

I have had two complete irrational meltdowns in the last two days. First, when I was in line at the store and saw the cover of People and it had a picture of Pink and her new baby. Tears started welling up in my eyes. The second, today at Wal-Mart when I saw a pregnant woman, and quickly retreated and ran up a different aisle to avoid her, leaving DH to chase me around, having no clue what was going on lol

apriland · July 2011

My confession - I am at a crossroads and today I would much rather take the bitter, angry, forevermore a *** route than the enlightened, stronger, more compassionate woman route.

Mayan2011 · July 2011

AppleJack83:
Mayan2011:

Tomorrow will be my first day back at work in 2 weeks. I know getting back to my routine will be a good thing for me, but I am dreading all of the questions: where were you? why were you off? are you okay? I just hope I can hold it together and not go off on someone. There are a few people that will ask because they really care and the rest will just want to know to fulfill their office gossip needs.

That sucks. I too work in a gossipy office, so I can imagine what it's going to be like. I would come up with something purposely vague for all the gossip mongers. Something along the lines of "I was on medical leave, but am doing better now. Thanks for your concern" <insert subject change>. Sorry you're going have to be going through that tomorrow.

Thanks for the suggestion. I am definitely going to go with the vague response approach. I am hoping that by going this route most will get that I don't want to talk about it.

aejohnson928 · July 2011

Mayan2011:

Tomorrow will be my first day back at work in 2 weeks. I know getting back to my routine will be a good thing for me, but I am dreading all of the questions: where were you? why were you off? are you okay? I just hope I can hold it together and not go off on someone. There are a few people that will ask because they really care and the rest will just want to know to fulfill their office gossip needs.

I'm really sorry. I remember the constant questions being amost worse. I am a high school teacher, and teenagers will say all kinds of hurtful things without meaning too. Stay strong- and remember that you don't have to answer questions if you don't want to. Just shrug and walk off...

aejohnson928 · July 2011

AppleJack83:
I have had two complete irrational meltdowns in the last two days. First, when I was in line at the store and saw the cover of People and it had a picture of Pink and her new baby. Tears started welling up in my eyes. The second, today at Wal-Mart when I saw a pregnant woman, and quickly retreated and ran up a different aisle to avoid her, leaving DH to chase me around, having no clue what was going on lol

I remember those feelings. I had to go to my sister-in-law's baby shower the day after I found out I miscarried (while the baby was still in me). What made it worse was I had kept the pregnancy a secret because I had had 2 previous miscarriages, so no one knew why I randomly burst into tears.

Mayan2011 · July 2011

aejohnson928:
Mayan2011:

Tomorrow will be my first day back at work in 2 weeks. I know getting back to my routine will be a good thing for me, but I am dreading all of the questions: where were you? why were you off? are you okay? I just hope I can hold it together and not go off on someone. There are a few people that will ask because they really care and the rest will just want to know to fulfill their office gossip needs.

I'm really sorry. I remember the constant questions being amost worse. I am a high school teacher, and teenagers will say all kinds of hurtful things without meaning too. Stay strong- and remember that you don't have to answer questions if you don't want to. Just shrug and walk off...

Thanks sweets.

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