Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.
- Robert Byrne
Friday, February 29, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Odd (Wo)Man Out
I knew I should have declined the invitation...I knew it down to my very core...but I couldn't help myself. I'm so desperate for female companionship that I agreed to a "girls day out" to lunch and a movie with three moms. What the heck was I thinking?!??!
If I have to have one more conversation about the 4,237,612 things a pregnant woman can't eat, I'm going to scream. I was subjected to the "I need to hurry up and have another so I can spend my hubby's money on plastic surgery to get it all fixed" discussion, and the children's clothing store, and a million other things that left me, once again, feeling like the odd (wo)man out.
I'm tired. I'm tired of swimming upstream with my so-called friends. I'm tired of the endless discussions about pregnancy and parenting. I'm tired of being forgotten because all of the plans for social activities are made at play-group. I'm tired of hearing all about the burdens of being a parent - it was your choice, get over it! I'm tired of being looked at like I have two heads whenever I attempt to participate in the discussion. Because we all know, that despite my years of being subjected to this crap, I can't possibly have anything valid to contribute to the conversation since I don't have kids. Well, if I have nothing valid to contribute, why'd you invite me along???? Can't we, just once, talk about something else that's going on in the world?
Please, oh please, could someone throw me a life-preserver? I'm drowning in this childed world!
I know, I know, it's time to find some new friends. I want to...really I do. Let's put that on my to-do list and see how far I can get.
Until then, I think I'll be lying low for a while.
If I have to have one more conversation about the 4,237,612 things a pregnant woman can't eat, I'm going to scream. I was subjected to the "I need to hurry up and have another so I can spend my hubby's money on plastic surgery to get it all fixed" discussion, and the children's clothing store, and a million other things that left me, once again, feeling like the odd (wo)man out.
I'm tired. I'm tired of swimming upstream with my so-called friends. I'm tired of the endless discussions about pregnancy and parenting. I'm tired of being forgotten because all of the plans for social activities are made at play-group. I'm tired of hearing all about the burdens of being a parent - it was your choice, get over it! I'm tired of being looked at like I have two heads whenever I attempt to participate in the discussion. Because we all know, that despite my years of being subjected to this crap, I can't possibly have anything valid to contribute to the conversation since I don't have kids. Well, if I have nothing valid to contribute, why'd you invite me along???? Can't we, just once, talk about something else that's going on in the world?
Please, oh please, could someone throw me a life-preserver? I'm drowning in this childed world!
I know, I know, it's time to find some new friends. I want to...really I do. Let's put that on my to-do list and see how far I can get.
Until then, I think I'll be lying low for a while.
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