So after work I went with a girlfriend and I had a great time, but I was still a little down. Prior to going out I got a call from another GF that she had her U/S with her RE and everything looks great. Well, that just about killed me. But, I put on a happy face as I always do and I went out. When I got home, I took some medicine for my Bronchitis that I have and was planning to just fall asleep. But, instead, DH and I got into a huge fight. I am not even sure what it was about. But, I basically broke down and told him that I do not want to see or talk to some people because I really don't care anymore. I told him I am sick of always saying the right thing and acting the right way when I am breaking apart inside. When people are going through horrible life things like illness, death, or divorce, everyone comforts them and is there for them. But, IF is such a secret that is hidden and it is a fight that I feel like I am fighting with myself every minute of everyday. I am not sure if all of this is just coming out because AF has yet to show and I am sick of waiting or if I am just annoyed at myself that I am hoping so hard that she won't show and I will get PG on my own. I am not sure....I just for once want someone to call me and check up on me or send me a little card letting me know they are there for me. Why am I the one who always has to do and say the right thing when i am the one who is dying a little inside each day.
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I totally understand what you mean. I think those closest to me are just tired of hearing about it. They feel bad, of course, but I think they feel like they've said all they can and want me to keep it to myself. I told my mom that I wasn't KU this month and she barely acknowledged and moved on to tell me how awful her day was.
I think, unlike a death or divorce, IF seems to drag on with the same result every month. I don't know what I would do if I had a friend who had a loved one die every month. I think I'd just run out of "I'm Sorry"s. That's why I come on here. Everyone understands. Hang in there. We're all rooting for you and pray that you get your baby soon.
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I can totally relate and totally agree. I was very much feeling the same way a few weeks ago. I've heard other people going through hard times say that's when they really felt the love and support of their friends and family. Well, this is the hardest thing I have ever been through, and I've never felt more alone in my life. People don't send cards. They don't call. They don't ask how I'm doing. Nobody remembered when the EDD for my angel baby came up, not that I expected them to, but ya know, that WAS my baby. I did suffer a LOSS, even if it was early. I think Laura Bush said it rather well:
"The English language lacks the words 'to mourn an absence.' For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend we have all manner of words and phrases, some helpful, some not. Still, we are conditioned to say something, even if it is only 'I am sorry for your loss.' But for an absence, for someone who was never there at all, we are wordless to capture that particular emptiness. For those who deeply want children and are denied them, those missing babies hover like silent, ephemeral shadows over their lives. Who can describe the feel of a tiny hand that is never held?"
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