What's with some people?

Alright so of all my friends with kids my daughter was the last one born so no one thought my dh and I would be the first to try for our second. At coffee night one week one of the girls said her husband had asked her when she wanted another and she said not yet but had wanted to know what the rest of us were thinking because our kids are all pretty close in age. One of the girls said she just plain ass did not want another kid ever and neither did her hubby and that was the end of it for her. I told them I wasn't sure when we were going to start trying but that I was going to have to talk to dh soon because I wanted my kids to be pretty close in age. Sure enough he was in total agreement and we decided to start TTC. As soon as I announced this was happen the girl who was NEVER having another announces that she is also TTC another and she then announces 2 weeks after I do that shes pregnant too. She then starts bitching that her husband and her r having problems because shes pregnant and he did NOT want another and so on and she got pregnant because she stopped her BC without telling him. He's pissed and she doesn't stop bitching and wont listen to any advice from anyone. She's one of those people who has to have ALL the attention on her ALL the time. It drives her nuts when someone else is getting the attention and she isn't. When my grandpa past away she just turned around and started bitching about whatever and making her life seem so damn horrible so people would start paying attention to her again. I was so pissed about that because I really needed support at the time but she couldn't allow people to focus on someone else for 5 seconds so I dealt with my pain in silence and did the same a few weeks ago when my grandma passed because I didn't want to deal with her "my life is still worse" bull shit. So a few weeks ago we found out I had complete placenta previa and the doctors aren't sure it'll actually correct because they think my placenta might actually be attached to my cervix since it started causing spotting at 17 weeks and it normally doesn't do that until late in the second trimester if it does it at all. So I mentioned that to them and she basically told me to suck it up and quit bitching because she might have gestational diabetes again. Right, I know that sucks, but that doesn't mean I don't have a right to bitch because I have problems with my placenta and I'm stressed out about it. I mean shit, she might be induced at 38 weeks, big fucking deal. If my placenta doesn't correct and the bleeding gets heavier then spotting I'll be put on bed rest and if it doesn't stop I'll have an emergency c-section no matter the gestation of the baby at the time and if I do get to term without dealing with that I'll have to have a scheduled c-section at 37 weeks like it or not. I don't mind the pain or the scar, I'm worried about the baby and infection and the possibility of loosing my uterus and shit like that. I don't have minor fears on it, I'm terrified something will happen and my baby or I won't be ok. I think that gives me a right to bitch about it. So my DH and I decided to do a 3D ultrasound so that I could have one ultrasound that I was able to just enjoy because it would just be about seeing the baby and not about any of the medical shit. So I called and asked when the soonest was that we could do one and they told me the 28th was the earliest they had open so I scheduled it and didn't tell any of my friends because I didn't want to deal with shit from her about how I have no reason to stress about my ultrasounds anyway and whatever. So as it turns out she's also scheduled a 3D ultrasound but hers is for March 4 which is whatever since I really don't give a shit until she starts telling me about it with this like "I get this and YOU don't" bitchy attitude and so I said "that's great I'm going to do on on Feb 28" and so then she freaks out and said that I'm just competing with her and her pregnancy. Where the fuck she gets that idea I don't fucking know. Since so far as anyone can tell I decided to TTC (with my hubby in agreement) before she did and I got pregnant before she did and all of that good stuff. So how the fuck I'm competing with her is beyond me (if someone gets it let me know). So then she fucking turns around today and says that now she has her 3D ultrasound on the 28th too. It's like she couldn't deal with me finding out what I'm having first or something since I got pregnant first and my husband is actually excited about the baby and I have a great marriage while hers is falling apart because she decided to get pregnant again when her hubby had already clearly said he didn't want another one and so on. She's driving me nuts and I am so sick of her fucking bullshit. But I can't seem to get away from it since she doesn't have any real friends so shes always inserting herself into other peoples lives even when we make it damn clear that we cant stand her. It's driving me up the walls and the frustration of dealing with her is starting to take its toll because I'm starting to have a really hard time enjoying this pregnancy since no matter what I do it seems that she has to minimize it or one up me or something. I'm at that point where I don't even want to share anything about this pregnancy with any of them anymore which sucks because im really great friends with some but I just cant deal with the shit I get from her later on about it. It's insane. I don't know what to do about it. I'm completely stressed out and have been so temperamental lately that I know it's been really hard on my husband. He's dealing with it the best he can, but it's really unfair and I feel horrible about it. I've been spotting almost every other day for a week now and the dr said it's just my placenta and if it gets heavier to worry but until then to just take it easy and wait it out. It comes and goes and comes and goes and I know its because I'm so stressed and run down and it's starting to really take its toll on me physically. I've started getting sick again after the morning sickness finally seemed to let up and the phenergan isn't helping anymore and I have a constant migraine. It's all driving me nuts and I'm having a really hard time dealing now. Alright, I guess I'm done.. sorry it's so long.. if anyone has any advice or anything I would love to hear it.. thanks for listening.

cassidyr – March 2, 2006 – 7:11pm

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What a real friend is.

You did ask for comments, right? I know you have some real problems, but, if I were you, I would drop this group like a hot potato, and make some real FRIENDS. Then remember, friends are to do things with, to share with, and to care about, not just to listen to you "bitch" about things. Of course you have problems. Everyone has problems.
But competing with someone else for attention because you think your problems are more serious than hers sounds pretty immature to me. Try concentrating on listening to other people and helping them overcome THEIR problems -- that's what being a real friend is all about.

Jeanne Gibson – March 11, 2006 – 10:40am

I am a real friend

I actually spend very little time talking about my problems or my pregnancy at all. Of course when I have a good or bad appointment or something exciting happens I share, but I've spent hours and hours with each of these women helping them figure out any number of problems in their lives. I would never suggest that gestational diabetes is any easier to deal with than my issues, but at least it's common enough that doctors have an idea of what needs to be done. I don't think one problem is worse than the other since I personally haven't had gestational diabetes. I don't think that woman had any right to suggest that her problem was worse then mine and make me feel bad for even mentioning my concerns about it. I know many women who have had gestational diabetes and they have all said they would rather have that then deal with what I'm going through because at least the problems they had, while the sucked, were easily managed. Just because I have taken some time to vent about this woman doesn't mean I don't take the time to listen to my friends and all of the good and bad in their lives. But it's a give and take. I listen to them and they listen to me. Sometimes we can really help each other, sometimes we can just listen and let the person get whatever it is off their chest. This woman, however, doesn't let anyone talk about anything, good or bad, without having to one up them and make her life either better or worse.

cassidyr – March 13, 2006 – 12:30pm

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