June Chatty Thread

[2moms2be]

Here you go ladies!

Sending you all

[hematite153]

Amigone -- You are right, the situation you describe with your Aunts sounds awful and you absolutely deserve to consider it unfair. I get your point when you compare your Aunt to your sister--it's easier to celebrate for those we love and hard to be expected to celebrate for people who barely acknowledge who we are. I hope today wasn't too awful.

On the 'Chandra's friend' issue.... A few of years ago I decided that I'd had enough of dealing with things like that. My mother (who has piles of gay & lesbian friends) wanted to introduce my DW (engaged at that point) as my 'friend' when she came across the country with me for Christmas. I just said, "no, that's not acceptable". She went ahead and did so. The next year, (after we'd gotten married) I told her before I bought the plane ticket that I wasn't coming unless she could commit to fully acknowledging my DW as my DW. She protested that she was acknowledging her, but, just making it easier for others to accept us. I said that I didn't care, and she knew what I needed and she could make a choice. She now pretty comfortably refers to my DP--I've tried pointing out that the DW piece is important to us, but, she doesn't get it and I figure DP is good enough since we hear it so many other places as well. With some of my other relatives (the ones I have a bad relationship with to begin with), I've been less gentle about it. When they say, 'friend' I interrupt and say, "No, this is my DW, we're married." Some of them have learned and some have stopped inviting me to things. Both options work for me.

Okay, apparently I'm feeling talkative today. I've got my fingers crossed for everyone in the TWW.

[Amigone]

The party wasn't so bad. The lush stayed reasonably sober, and the mom-to-be was very happy. The shower was a surprise, so it was pretty neat. I got hugs from the mom-to-be so maybe some baby dust rubbed off. My sister is complaining about the stretching pain. I got to see all kinds of gifts that she got, and she seemed really happy.

I hated introducing my wife as my friend.

We've decided on the way home that until we are pregnant, Josie will be my friend. After that, Josie and I are pregnant, and we will announce it to the world. We will continue to be polite in their homes, but I'm not going to not hug/kiss/cuddle my wife at my sisters shower, which I plan to hold at my house.

It was pretty good as an afternoon on a crappy rainy saturday can get. It could have been much worse.

[Tasha521]

Hi Ladies, it seems that I have been MIA for a while. I've missed a lot. Well I had an appt. the other day and I finally fell like I may be on the right track to my My RE says that my last tests say that I am anovulatory. Though I didn't like that news at least I feel like now I am not a hopeless case and there is something that can be done. We are going to try a few more months with the clomid and see how that goes and I guess take everything from there.

[Anne&Berta]

Hey Ladies,
Isn't getting through gay life a trip?!?!? At least we've got California. My wife and I are going to get legally hitched for our 1st anniversary, and hopefully by then I'll be carrying (fingers crossed). After testing every disease known to man (!) I've come up clean and if my thyroid is where it needs to be -- find out Wednesday -- then we'll inseminate next cycle. Should be late June. We'll be trying Clomid for the first time, so wish us luck!

[hematite153]

Amigone--I'm glad it wasn't as bad as you'd expected.

Tasha--good to see you again. It's good to hear that your doctor has an explanation for why you're having trouble.

Anne&Berta--good luck with your first try.

[starztt]

Hey Tasha- good to see you again.. im glad your finding out what might be stalling you and now you get to fix that!!!!

Hi everyone else!!!!

Well af was supposed to show today and i usually get her in the mid morning... i hope she stays away and this is it for us...

[rabbit&md]

Hi Ladies!!!!

We just wanted to post a quick thank you to everyone for all the great reply messages, we feel so blessed that our first IUI worked. This is all so new to us that if anyone has any advice or wants to give me the heads up on what the next few months are going to be like for me that would be great. I wish all of you ladies in your 2WW the best of luck, stay positive, miracles do happen

Rabbit & MD

P.S. I am "Rabbit" my real name is Amanda and I am 28 years old, my DP is Melinda or Mindy and she is 24, and we live in Ontario Canada.