So.. I was asked today by one of my coworkers about my "infertilities common thread" bracelet thingy. (The link on the right works now.. I just realized yesterday that it didn't) She asked me if it was a kaballah bracelet.. which has been asked at least 3 or 4 times now but coworkers... so I was telling her and another coworker that it was an infertility awareness bracelet..
"You're not infertile" says my coworker.. (who I have known for years and years and consider myself close to) hmm.. Well.. no.. I guess I'm not.. but I guess I didn't really like the way she said it.. like I was a liar or something.. Or maybe she was trying to make me feel better.. or something..
I don't really know what my response was.. I think it was "Kinda.." or something like that but then said.. "Well.. did your doctor tell you that?"
Hmm? Do I need a doctor's note? Its not like I WANT to be infertile.. but I had a heck of a time getting pregnant followed by being terrible at staying pregnant.. i do identify with a lot of those feelings.. although.. I haven't been through half of what a lot of women have..
Also slightly irksome.. When I told her it took us almost a year to get pregnant at all.. she said.."well that's not THAT long.".. Again.. i don't know if she was trying to make me feel better.. or what.. but she got pregnant after knowing her boyfriend for 3 months and using a condom..
So.. I don't really know what the point of this post is..I really DON'T consider myself infertile... but I was just very taken aback by the whole thing..
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2 comments:
I'm sorry that that jerk tried to make you feel like you were cheating with the infertility awareness. With what you have in the last few months, it's sad that someone would be so rude.
Yuck...sounds like she was making comments that were not only sucky but unnecessary. Sorry :(
On a brighter note, I don't know why I didn't notice your blog link before on the nest. I look forward to reading more.
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