Miscarriage/Pregnancy Loss
TeacherVicky
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Second day at work and a slap in the face...
TeacherVicky
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Well I am back at work this week after m/c last week. I was worried my students would be bugging me to know why I wasn't at school all week but it hasn't been too bad.
However, today students were bugging me at lunch (grade 12 students) asking me if I had decided to just go away on a cruise. They were all joking around when one of the girls says "I know - you're pg and you had m/s all week". EUGH. I walked away so fast because I could just feel the emotions starting to boil...
I know she had no way of knowing and doesn't know and it was just a random comment, but reminders are difficult.
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Re: Second day at work and a slap in the face...
I'm a high school teacher as well, and when I missed a couple of days a couple of weeks ago to have my D&C my students were full of all sorts of questions when I came back. One even said I probably just wanted an extra long weekend. Going back was hard enough as it was, and it certainly doesn't help to hear insensitive comments. I don't know about you, but my first day back at school was much harder than I thought it would be. Life didn't feel normal to me even though I was trying to pretend it was. Good luck to you in the healing process!
wow, are you serious?!?! i can't believe anyone would say that as a joke! i'm so sorry you had to hear that.