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TTC After a Loss
Scout05
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Soooo, I just told off a pregnant woman...
Scout05
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On a scale from one to ten, one being glee at my bad behavior and ten dying from shame, I am at about a 2.5.
I was putting milk in my Earl Gray and she walks up next to me, rubbing her big belly and sipping a seltzer.
Fertile Ho: Oh, I miss REAL hot tea (rub belly)
Me: Mmhmmm (Side Eyes)
F.H: It is SO annoying to only have herbal tea these days. They say you shouldn't even do that, but I say, I have given up enough, so deal with it kid.
Me: Silence
Fertile Ho: (Rubbing belly some more, in case you missed it) I so envy you girls without kids. I don't know what I was thinking - no alcohol, coffee or sushi, kill me now, you know?
Me: No, I don't know.
F.H.: Oh, well, one day you'll be pregnant and you'll see what I mean.
Me: I have been pregnant. Three times.
F:H: (Laughs, rubs stupid belly some f'ing more) Okay then. I just hope this kid is cute, because otherwise why did I go through this? Right?
Me: Well, my babies all died before I even got to hold them, so no, I do not think you are right. I would give up sushi, tea, alcohol and my left eye, foot, arm and soul to have a child. You are a really terrible person and it pisses me off that you get a baby and I don't.
Now, had I left on that line, pretty brilliant, right? But the Midwestern in me reared up and I ended it on "Have a Happy Thanksgiving."
Which, I know, lame. But otherwise, I kind of don't feel bad at all.
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Re: Soooo, I just told off a pregnant woman...
I LOL'ed at your ending. I would've probably done the same thing by wishing her a good holiday.
2 years of TTC, Seeing RE Feb 09, 2 medicated TI cycles - BFNs, 3 medicated IUIs - BFNs, back to medicated TI cycles until IVF approval, IVF approved in March 2010. BFP on last medicated TI cycle.
You just made Tyra very proud!
I applaud you! And I want to give you a hug.
I would have ended with the same line. I think you are brilliant.
Well done, girl. I wish we all had the balls.
Me too.
I generally don't, I get all tongue tied and stammery. But for some reason, this little tantrum went smoothly. Suck on it, fertile.
I would have kicked her in the shin on the way out and said "Deal with THAT"!.. can you tell Im in a bad mood today?
Good for you on your comebacks to her though...
At least you were polite enough to wish her a great Thanksgiving!
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I love this.
Stupid F.H.
BFP #2- 1/5/10- Baby Jack born at 37w2d, 6lbs 13 oz, 8/24/10
BFP #3- 7/30/11- Baby Boy Due April 3, 2012
It was the "this kid better be cute" that did it. I was willing to walk away and just think bad thoughts about her.
As an aside, I never really knew what "seeing red" meant until my losses. I seriously sometimes have red at the edges of my vision. The anger can be pretty quick and pretty fierce these days.
Well done...that just made my day, you are like the coolest chick I know. I would give anything to have the balls to say something like that!
Take that ALL you Fertile Ho's!!
Lame? That's the perfect punctuation to your response!!
Ha. That's awesome. AWESOME. Honestly, I wish someone would've done that to me during my uneventful, pregnant-on-the-pill, surprise pregnancy. God knows, I deserved it and maybe it would've given me pause to realize that while pregnancy is hard, pregnancy loss is so infinitely harder. As I said elsewhere the other day - I sometimes want to go back in time and punch myself.
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