Monday, February 23, 2009

Please, just don't talk

I love my aunt. She is letting us use her car again this week so Jason can go work OOT. However, tact is not something she has a lot of. She knows we had a m/c back in August and I'm sure she knows we are struggling somewhat in getting KU again, as she is my mom's sister and the only one who lives around here. So, with that background, here is the convo I had with her yesterday in Wal-Mart:

Aunt: You guys want to have another baby?
Me: (thinking, are you effing serious?) Yep
Aunt: You know, gaining wait will help with that. It helped me. (I disregard all advice from people who haven't had experience with this in 25+ years)
Me: (trying not to show how pissed I'm getting) That's not going to help. And anyway, I have gained some weight.
Aunt: Really? You probably haven't gained enough
Me: That's not going to help. (i just kept repeating myself like a robot because I was so annoyed with her, nothing else would enter my brain)

And really, weight doesn't make as big a difference as people think. Yes, if you are very under or over weight, it could possibly help - being healthy is always a good thing. But it's not going to help my situation (even though I have gained a bit because I was a little under weight - not enough to make a difference though).

It would have been one thing if she didn't have any idea of what we've been through. I was just so pissed I couldn't say anything for a minute (because since I'm a girl, I cry when I'm mad - yay.) I told Jason what she said last night. He was just like "what an idiotic thing to say." which made me feel better because he has the tendency to try to get me to see things from "their" side. I think he knows better now though when it comes to pregnancy issues.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I am picturing this conversation in my head right now....please tell me it was somewhere festive like the tampon aisle =) And yes, that was and idiotic thing for her to say. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one that cries when I'm mad. WHY DOES THAT HAPPEN?!?!?

katie said...

If only. It sadly was by the registers. And I have no idea why we cry when we're mad. It annoys the crap out of me!