Maybe you don't want to hear from me as I am literally days away from having my baby, but I completely understand what you are going through. Before I got pregnant, my husband and I had been trying for four years. Four. Years. Nothing. And on top of that, I had been told I have PCOS so I felt "broken." It was very hard for me to hear about people getting pregnant...I even skipped baby showers because the thought of going just made me so sad. I was, of course, happy for my friends, but it seemed like it was just being shoved in my face that it wasn't going to happen for me. Honestly, we were pretty much 99% on board with the idea that we didn't want kids and then BAM! I got pregnant. I think when we stopped worrying, that's when my body decided it was okay for me to have a baby. I really hope it happens for you a lot sooner than it did for me.Kareesh wrote:I swear, if one more person announces that they're pregnant, I'm going to scream. 2 people this week announced they're pregnant. One of them has been going on and on about how they'll never have another kid, they're kid is perfect, they have things in place so that they won't get pregnant for 5 years, etc. etc. etc. Well, their daughter just turned 3 and guess what? She's pregnant. *sighs* Then this other couple just had a kid, and they're having another one in December. Like, seriously, they're having 2 kids in one year.
I am happy for them, I really am, but I'm becoming a little bit cynical. I have been trying for a year and a half and nothing. A year and a half. I mean, we're not trying that hard, so I'm trying not to stress out about it, but...I dunno. I know I should be happy as we just bought a house and that's a good, but...I dunno. I just want another kid. I actually broke down the other night crying. My husband is all like "You should be happy for your friends". I don't think he understands how really hard it for me to feel....inadequate, I guess. I know I've bitched about this before, but when it seems like half my friends list is pregnant or just had a kid, the same crap resurfaces again.
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I was hoping you wouldn't think this was directed at you, hon.LinkIsMyHomeboy wrote:Maybe you don't want to hear from me as I am literally days away from having my baby, but I completely understand what you are going through. Before I got pregnant, my husband and I had been trying for four years. Four. Years. Nothing. And on top of that, I had been told I have PCOS so I felt "broken." It was very hard for me to hear about people getting pregnant...I even skipped baby showers because the thought of going just made me so sad. I was, of course, happy for my friends, but it seemed like it was just being shoved in my face that it wasn't going to happen for me. Honestly, we were pretty much 99% on board with the idea that we didn't want kids and then BAM! I got pregnant. I think when we stopped worrying, that's when my body decided it was okay for me to have a baby. I really hope it happens for you a lot sooner than it did for me.Kareesh wrote:I swear, if one more person announces that they're pregnant, I'm going to scream. 2 people this week announced they're pregnant. One of them has been going on and on about how they'll never have another kid, they're kid is perfect, they have things in place so that they won't get pregnant for 5 years, etc. etc. etc. Well, their daughter just turned 3 and guess what? She's pregnant. *sighs* Then this other couple just had a kid, and they're having another one in December. Like, seriously, they're having 2 kids in one year.
I am happy for them, I really am, but I'm becoming a little bit cynical. I have been trying for a year and a half and nothing. A year and a half. I mean, we're not trying that hard, so I'm trying not to stress out about it, but...I dunno. I know I should be happy as we just bought a house and that's a good, but...I dunno. I just want another kid. I actually broke down the other night crying. My husband is all like "You should be happy for your friends". I don't think he understands how really hard it for me to feel....inadequate, I guess. I know I've bitched about this before, but when it seems like half my friends list is pregnant or just had a kid, the same crap resurfaces again.

I think it's more of people who have had kids and are having their 2nd or 3rd and they're all my age or younger. I'm just hoping to throw myself into this move and hopefully that'll get my mind off it for a bit. I'm really trying not to worry and part of me is pretty convinced we're probably only going to have the one. But...yeah...just trying not to worry and fret is my main thing at the moment.
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One of my best friends just got kicked out of our college, so she has to move out of our apartment. She's barely been home because of work anyway, but I always knew that I would see her at night, and we could talk until the wee hours, but now that she's leaving, I'll only get to see her on her days off. She's been such a support to me, and I honestly just feel like breaking down in tears when I think of the fact that I won't get to see her very much anymore, and that all of her stuff is going to be gone. It feels way less like home now. It'd been a rough week anyway, but this just puts the icing on the cake.
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Ugh, that sucks. I hope you stay in contact with her, because you wouldn't want to lose a good friend. Hugs!
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I could write a very long post here, or I could just say: My boyfriend is Greek. Yeah. I may or may not be refreshing three news sites every ten seconds even though I know official results won't be in for hours yet because it's too close to call.
ETA: Well, never mind: apparently every single opinion poll got it wrong with their roughly 48%-52%, and no is actually winning 60/40. How do polls get it so consistently wrong?!
ETA: Well, never mind: apparently every single opinion poll got it wrong with their roughly 48%-52%, and no is actually winning 60/40. How do polls get it so consistently wrong?!
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I would have been interested in that very long post, but I think we all get what you are saying.Aegidia wrote:I could write a very long post here, or I could just say: My boyfriend is Greek.
I wouldn't say consistently, occasionally polls are accurate. What often skews the polls is that the people being polled sometimes say they will vote one way, and then vote another way (possibly out of shame or embarrassment at their actual voting inclinations). Personally I thought the OXI vote in Greece would be higher, given the level of demands by the troika, which are rather harsh towards the Greek people. Austerity is a complete con and doesn't promote growth in an economy, so any further austerity will only stifle the Greeks' ability to repay the bailout funds (hence the reason the IMF have suggested a period of debt relief.)Aegidia wrote:ETA: Well, never mind: apparently every single opinion poll got it wrong with their roughly 48%-52%, and no is actually winning 60/40. How do polls get it so consistently wrong?!
Economics and politics aside, I'd like to know what life is like for the regular people of Greece. Is the withdrawal limit severely affecting ability to purchase everyday items, if those items are available? What sort of information are they getting about the situation, if any?
Finally, I really hope that Greece comes through this OK (with or without ΣΥΡΙΖΑ, I have left-wing views and even I can't stomach some of that coalition) and can recover in all meaningful ways.

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On Saturday, my father in law called us to vent about a No-campaigner who was going around the houses in FIL's neighbourhood, ringing doorbells and asking people what they were going to vote. If they said they were going to vote 'yes', the man noted down their name from the doorbell or letterbox. My FIL had an argument with the man, finally saying "So give me your name then." To which the man replied: "No way, if you want to come find me, come find me. I know where to find you." and left. This is what the military juncta did pre-1974, going door to door, noting down names of dissenters. This was a threat. My FIL lived through it then and is living through it again now.blackmageheart wrote:Economics and politics aside, I'd like to know what life is like for the regular people of Greece. Is the withdrawal limit severely affecting ability to purchase everyday items, if those items are available? What sort of information are they getting about the situation, if any?
Information is biased. Reporting is based mostly on what Tsipras and Varoufakis say, with little to no attention paid to whether it's true. Varoufakis says 'a deal is close, we will have a deal on Monday', Dijsselbloem says 'he is making that up, we have not received a new proposal from Athens nor have we spoken to them'? (this was said on Friday) Only Varoufakis' POV is reported. They do not give interviews where critical questions are asked. Varoufakis walked out of an interview this week when the (Greek) interviewer said: "You say the banks will not collapse, but you also said on Saturday there would not be capital controls, and yet on Monday there were capital controls."
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Wow, that is some bad stuff happening. I didn't think that the no camp was so radical, but I suppose that was probably likely given the radicals in government. The biased reporting doesn't surprise me, although I'd hoped for a bit more objectivity from both sides. We're definitely not getting the full picture here in the UK, I know that. I guess for now, everyone just has to wait and see what the troika's response to Tsipras will be - I don't expect it to be good.
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