Ok.. I feel a little mean and crazy today. We were invited over to a friend's house today. She is due the week I was and her belly is gloriously huge. I brought her over the maternity clothes I can't look at anymore. I smiled and socialized and played with the toddlers running amuck all over the house. I really tried to be upbeat. Its not her fault that my belly, though fat and flubbery, is empty and void of life. I was helping in the kitchen as all of these people I don't know were watching some college football. This friend came in and said something that really stung me. "I just want to thank you for the clothes and for not telling the others about your miscarriage. It would really be a bring-down." Am I insane? Seriously. Because when she said that I felt like I was screaming on the inside. I mean, it was hard enough to visit her. I just feel like maybe it would have been easier to breastfeed a mongoose than smile for 3 hours when I really wanted to cry and then have some pie eyed happy go lucky safely pregnant woman tell me thanks for not being a downer? I hope the hundreds of dollars in maternity outfits I gave her give her an allergic rash on her bum. Someone talk me down before I eat 25 pounds of Nutella and watch a bad 80's film.

Seriously though, how do you handle the crazy comments people feel they can share with you? I am curious. I want to come up with a load of clever comebacks in case we need them. The one of thought of after the fact (doesn't that always happen?) was : I could never be a downer after having mind-blowing sex in someone's guest bathroom. (um... we didnt but it would have been funny)

Blessings to all!