Just thought I would let you all know about my delightful night the other night....
We were invited by a friend to dinner with other mates. Bearing in mind that the friend has just found out she is preg at over 3 months!! How do you not know for so long!!!! Anyway we asked who was going and were told who would be there and I knew a lot of them had just had babies etc etc. What we were not told was that every single one of them was bringing their babies and children!!!!! So when the one who just found out she was pg met the others and they were congratulating her she was pulling faces and complaining that she was not sure congrats was the word she would choose!!! They complaining about not being able to end this or that or drink. Then the others were complaining about how hard looking after 2 kids were.....
At the end of the meal I said to DH I wanted to leave and said can we just look for a taxi. Thankfully there was one waiting so we jumped into it without saying goodbye! DH called the husband to say we had left. His response was I guess it was a bit full on with all the kids there. WELL NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!! I mean would you not say that the whole baby population of the town was going to be there!!
I am sick of being the outcast everywhere I go socially!!
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Awww... That sucks. I hate those situations. I feel for you. ((Hugs)) Just imagine yourself drop-kicking the complaining pregnant lady. Then she'll have something to complain about.
ReplyDeleteI was at a party on Saturday where someone brought a 7-week-old, and I avoided it like the plague. Everyone was passing around the baby, and I pretended it wasn't even there. I couldn't even drink b/c I just had a transfer!
Me too. I avoid babies at all costs. I've given up caring about what people think. I'm looking out for me & my feelings. If they don't understand, screw em!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Momsie - I'm looking out for me. I avoid babies at all costs but have become more brazen in my responses to things people say. If the other people make me feel bad then why should I have to filter how I am feeling. So I would have responded when the ladies were complaining, "I just cannot imagine ever complaining about a child and the experience. I would give anything in the world to experience everything that you are. You should feel lucky." If their jaw drops, great. Isn't the golden rule, treat others as you wish to be treated?!
ReplyDeleteWhat a crappy situation. A-holes for not telling you that you'd be walking into a baby-fest! Good job on leaving without saying goodbye.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nightmare. I'd be tempted to spike everyone's drinks -- juice boxes and baby bottles included -- with LSD before I bailed the hell outta there.
ReplyDeleteYes! Tripping babies!
ReplyDeleteWarrior -- WICKED profile pic. HI-LAR-I-OUS!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is the thing I usually do avoid these situations..... but the key point is that I avoid them when I know what I will be walking into. I feel I was ambushed on this one!
ReplyDeleteI had an interesting conversation with my guy mate last night about it all. (Background... mates since high school, he has a 1 year old with ex (oopsie) and they broke up when she was pg). Anyway he was saying to me he feels the same when friends disrespect or take their partners for granted etc etc. He said he feels like punching out some of his mates when they have cheated or been twats to their partners as he would do anything to have a partner. So I guess we all have our problems.