The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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judecorpThe Good: - My coworkers and I went to our 5:15pm assessment and at the end of it, we kind of got to chatting about baseball. (The family is big into baseball, but Mom is a Sox fan and Dad is a Yankees fan.) And then Dad hands us, seriously just hands over, 4 tickets to a Yankee game on a Saturday in July that the family can't go to because of other commitments. I said, "Are you sure you want to give these away?" and he said it was to thank us for how much time and effort we spend with his kid. Awwwh.
The Bad: - We got our negative beta today as expected. With a heads-up that if we're not successful next cycle, we'll have to come back in to "talk about what's up" and "decide what to do next." Ugh.
The Bad: - My BIL (Jen's brother) finally got around to responding to Jen's e-mail from about 1.5 months ago asking if he would consider being a donor for us. Aside from saying no (which is totally fine), he added an addendum about how he doesn't think Jen is mature enough, stable enough, or financially secure enough to consider parenting. He spent considerable time telling her how much of a challenge and commitment kids are and how he encourages her to rethink things because she is clearly not in any position to parent. (My take on this: He has issues with his family situation and is projecting his issues on Jen.) How DARE anyone assault my wife's character that way? I seriously want to call him up and yell at him for several hours. Who does that? If he had wanted to impart some kind "older brother" wisdom, I'm sure he could have thought of more appropriate words.
The Ugly: - Jen went to the doctor again this morning for this persistent series of hives/welts she keeps getting all over her body. Her doctor continues to maintain that she is having some sort of allergic reaction. But now she believes her allergy is to a bedbug infestation in our house. I am going to vomit now.
The Bad: - We got our negative beta today as expected. With a heads-up that if we're not successful next cycle, we'll have to come back in to "talk about what's up" and "decide what to do next." Ugh.
The Bad: - My BIL (Jen's brother) finally got around to responding to Jen's e-mail from about 1.5 months ago asking if he would consider being a donor for us. Aside from saying no (which is totally fine), he added an addendum about how he doesn't think Jen is mature enough, stable enough, or financially secure enough to consider parenting. He spent considerable time telling her how much of a challenge and commitment kids are and how he encourages her to rethink things because she is clearly not in any position to parent. (My take on this: He has issues with his family situation and is projecting his issues on Jen.) How DARE anyone assault my wife's character that way? I seriously want to call him up and yell at him for several hours. Who does that? If he had wanted to impart some kind "older brother" wisdom, I'm sure he could have thought of more appropriate words.
The Ugly: - Jen went to the doctor again this morning for this persistent series of hives/welts she keeps getting all over her body. Her doctor continues to maintain that she is having some sort of allergic reaction. But now she believes her allergy is to a bedbug infestation in our house. I am going to vomit now.
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Date: 2006-05-26 03:48 am (UTC)As for your final comment, I know people are trying to be funny when they say things like that but it's been incredibly hurtful. I feel like a dirty skanky pariah when people say crap like, "Oh, you better not touch me" or "Get out of my office."
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Date: 2006-05-27 05:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-27 12:26 pm (UTC)Actually, the bug dude came and said he could find no evidence of bed bugs here at all, so that's not what it is. I'm going to check the cats today and see if they have fleas. The cats don't go outside but they do go on the porch sometimes... and The Movie Thief's cats go outside so they could be bringing fleas in. Also, since we live up here in the roof, and the roof is full of squirrels, maybe somehow fleas are getting in. Otherwise the bug dude said maybe it was just mosquitos.
It's not that we're not both getting bitten (I have a couple of bites and they look a lot more like flea bites than mosquito bites, personally.) it's that Jen is having some sort of allergic reaction to whatever is biting her and she is getting these ginormous welts that itch way more than bug bites are supposed to itch. She gets an enhanced reaction from mosquito bites sometimes too so maybe she is just sensitive.
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Date: 2006-05-28 04:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-29 02:10 pm (UTC)I combed the cats today and didn't see any sign of fleas. So I have NO idea what is up. Also, no bites in like the last 3-4 days. So weird.
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