She Canceled On Going To Her Best Friend’s Birthday Party Last Minute And Also Brought Up Her Inability To Have Children While Doing So
This 35-year-old woman is balancing the demands of two energetic kiddos – a lively five-year-old boy, a spirited three-year-old girl – and now, a sweet sixteen-week-old newborn baby.
The first two times, she got the whole pregnancy thing down pat. A hiccup here, a wobble there, but nothing she couldn’t handle.
Baby number three, however, was a different story. Preeclampsia. Six weeks of bed rest. An emergency C-section. Hospital stays stretched past the two-week mark. It was a wild ride, and it was anything but smooth.
Fortunately, she wasn’t riding solo. Her husband was an unsung hero. Not only did he stand by her in the delivery room for all three births, but he also took on the brunt of the household chores, kids, and recovery.
It’s a good thing they’d both been hard at work, saving up enough money from their jobs to afford some much-needed recovery downtime.
Now, here’s where the plot thickens. This momma has a bestie, Ashley, who has been her partner-in-crime since elementary school.
These two have celebrated every birthday together, rain or shine, no matter how many miles came between them. Ashley was in the know about the recent tumultuous pregnancy.
Fast forward to Ashley’s big birthday celebration. Unfortunately, she woke up feeling anything but super.
Her body was not cooperating, and it was clear a birthday bash was not in the cards. Despite this, she held out hope until 2 pm, an hour and a half before she was due at Ashley’s party.
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When she broke the news to Ashley that she could not make it, her friend’s disappointment was palpable. Given that Ashley once tackled a thousand-mile journey with a broken arm to celebrate her own birthday, her frustration was understandable.
“She asked what was wrong, and I told her that I was extremely exhausted and there was no way I can be at her party,” she explained.
“I literally heard her sigh angrily and she said “But what about our promise? I broke my arm while racing and still traveled a 1000 miles for your birthday, but you can’t drive 20 miles to see me? If [you] can reach the grocery store, then you would come here if you actually cared.”
However, when Ashley implied she should make the short 20-mile drive regardless, her momma-bear instinct kicked in.
She defensively retorted, “Well if you had kids then you would understand,” and Ashley promptly hung up. Here’s where it gets tricky. Ashley, due to an unfortunate incident back in college, can’t have kids. So, the words that flew out in the heat of the moment stung more than intended.
The following day, she woke up feeling more like herself and attempted to apologize. She was met with the cold silence of unanswered calls and ignored texts.
“My husband said that I shouldn’t apologize because if she was a real friend she would have shown concern and worry instead of anger and the attitude of a brat so she deserved my comeback, but I feel so guilty for bringing up her inability to have kids and I feel [terrible] for doing so,” she concluded.
Her husband felt Ashley was out of line, but she couldn’t shake off the guilt for poking at a sensitive subject. It’s a tough predicament for her, don’t you think?
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