Hi all:
Just thought I would share this story w/ some women who would understand.
On the recommendation of another poster yesterday, I picked up a pregnancy test to see if my hormones were back to pre-pregnancy levels. While in the checkout line, the 18ish Walgreens clerk said to me: "Oooh, good luck by the way!" I'm sure the face I made wasn't great, and then she responded "Unless you weren't trying, then I'm sorry I guess..."
I understand that she didn't mean anything by it, but I found this to be really hurtful. I remember being a teenage store clerk and thinking the same thing as I checked people out, but I never said anything... I never imagined that the person picking up the HPT could be going through what we have all gone through. I am so glad I never made this mistake.
Re: Ignorant Walgreens clerk
Ugh, yes I have been there too...except at Dollar Tree. A week after my loss, I went in to buy glow sticks for a family birthday party (they have them there in packs for $1!) and decided to get some OPKs and HPTs for the heck of it. The cashier was a mid-50s male and as he scanned them, said, "Hmm...well good luck that." and winked at me. Um, WTF? I didn't say anything, just gave him the face. I wanted to say, "Yeah thanks buddy. I will need all the luck I can get because I actually just lost my baby." Buttt I refrained.
The nerve of some people is really amazing to me. You never know the circumstances of someone else, so making silly remarks is really just out of line.