I remember once finding a website that had templates of such letters. You could just fill in the pertinent names and send it off. How convenient! It got me to thinking that there should be a stock of IF posts that we could just copy in certain circumstances instead of having to write them all ourselves from scratch.
Here are the ones that I think I could have used:
- I just discovered this IF blog world and HOLY SHIT it has changed my life. You all understand me. You all get me. You all ARE me!
- Why can crack whores and slutty teenagers get pregnant at an alarming rate but I can't do it despite the fact that we've completely drained our bank account and our emotional reserves?
- My best friend just got pregnant and although I love her with all my heart, I want to rip her stupid fertile eyes out.
- I'm very happy for all of my bloggy friends who are now pregnant, but forgive me if I can't muster gushing joy.
- I'm so. damn. tired. I don't know if I can keep doing this. Forgive me, but I need to go away for a while.
- I am overwhelmed by the love and support I've received from this amazing network of women. We don't even know each other, but that doesn't seem to matter.
- I'm in the 2ww and am entirely convinced that this didn't work.
- I'm in the 2ww and am doing the blog equivalent of a stage whisper about how I think it actually worked.
- POAS? Not POAS? POAS? Not POAS?
- My beta is low and not doubling. Please tell me it's going to be fine.
- My beta is high and I'm scared shitless that it might be twins. While that's like the IF equivalent of winning the lottery, the reality of it is freaking me out.
- I'm pregnant and am completely consumed with worry.
- I'm pregnant and don't blog anymore because I feel like a giant heel complaining to all of you.
- I'm pregnant and just went to the bathroom to find blood on my panties/the TP/in the toilet. Please tell me it's going to be fine.
- My husband/sister/mother/fertile friend doesn't understand how I've gotten so attached to people I'll never meet. Even I don't get it, but I wouldn't trade you angels for the world.
- I just puked my brains out on a stranger in Tar.get. I've never been so happy in my whole life.
- Whoever made up the term morning sickness was a raging dickwad. It lasts all day and I feel wretched. But I'm still thrilled to have this problem.
- I just gave birth and my child is the most amazing creature on Earth. Not to put too much pressure on them or anything, but I think this little human is beginning to heal the Grand Canyon-sized hole in my soul.
- There is no way I would have made it through these last ## years without the support of you lovely ladies. I heart every last one of you.
- Now that I'm settling into this Mommy thing, I don't know what to do with this IF blog.
Can you think of more?
P.S. - Has it really been a MONTH since I've posted? What a damn slacker.
20 comments:
Oh, I love love love your list! It should be sent to all newbies! :-)
I do think you need this one:
If I hear, "Why don't you just adopt" one more time, I think I will claw my eyes out.
I have secondary infertility and you guys STILL love me (oh do I feel guilty--but you like me?).
Love the list too and I'm pretty sure I've written all of them.
All so accurate!!
In going along with Delenn you forgot- "Just relax, it'll happen!" or "If you just adopt you'll get pregnant, a friend of a friend..."
Just shut your pie hole lady.
Fabu. Glad to hear that you're ok.
OMG, so funny. I actually counted and I'm pretty sure that I've written 15 of the ones you listed and could have written 17. Glad you hear from you, I was just thinking of emailing to check in.
Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.
Love this list!! I think I've written many of them myself. I would agree on the post about all the stupid comments.
Amen to #20!
I love the list. I have written many of the ones about miscarriage. It was comforting, somehow, to see among the others.
What about the introduction: I think we might have a teensy bit of trouble getting pregnant so I'm starting this blog. "Join me on this journey" or "rollercoaster ride."
Brilliant. Pitch perfect. And dead on.
I can not stop laughing! I think I have written a post on like 80% of these themes. Sigh...I guess there is no originality in the IF blogging world. heh.
great post!
Ha! I may have written at least 75% of those in one form or another.
Great post.
OMG how funny! I love this list.
Awesome, only one missing is the post about the completely insensitive Doc/Nurse/Social Worker who does painful things to you and says stupid things.
How about "EVERYONE IS PREGNANT BUT ME."
Too funny! How about "mourning the loss of a genetic link" which I personally wrote about 50 times.
This is great! I was skimming the Creme de la Creme list and was intrigued by Mel's description of your post... It was a very amusing read and I am sure I have written many of those posts! Anyway, thanks for sharing and Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! :)
I found this post off the Creme 2008 list. I've posted the first 7 - exactly as written. I'm hoping I can use the template for the others...
Hey! I'm on your live traffic feed. How cool is that?
Coming to you from Spokane, WA via the Creme . . .
I read this the first time, but thought I could use a laugh.
Here via la Creme...
Laugh out loud post and one that's spot-on accurate. Thanks for the laugh, sad but true :)
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