This Sunday is my DH's annual family reunion. His mother is one of 10 siblings, so it is pretty much chaos with kids, grandkids, great-grandkids, etc. running around. Someone is always pregnant or just had a baby. Someone is always leaning on us about when we're going to have a baby. I'm not particularly looking forward to it. I figure, though, that if I go into it mentally prepared then it will be fun instead of emotionally draining because I can chuckle knowingly! And, being a person who doesn't actually enjoy social situations in any event, the fun will just keep on coming! OK, so I may be pushing it, but I'm really trying...
How many times...
...will someone ask me when we're going to have kids?
...will a random child be thrust into my lap?
...will I smile like an idiot?
...will someone tell me that "we're not getting any younger?"
...will someone ask if I'm pregnant?
...will someone tell me I'm lucky not to have kids?
...will I turn around and suddenly face a giant pregnant belly?
...will I find out that someone is pregnant with their second in the time we've been trying?
...will I find out that one of DH's first cousins' children is pregnant before I am?
...will I need to hide in the bathroom?
...will I desperately wish that this party included alcohol?
I'm guessing at least once for each. For the last one -- at least once every half hour...
Yuck, Rebecca!! I hope you don't have to hear any of that but it sounds like it's going to be unavoidable. ((hugs))
ReplyDeleteOh gosh. What hell.
ReplyDeleteHow do you respond to such intrusive questions? I hope it's in a way that makes them shut up!
At a party last summer, I actually had a coworker ask me if there was "any news on the baby front?" at a table filled with people. Gee, thanks SIL for spreading gossip about me to people (we wanted TTC to be a secret). I replied, actually, I just had my second miscarriage two weeks ago. I then got up and left. She still to this day can't look at me but at least it shut her up.
Good luck on Sunday. You'll be in my thoughts.