tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117255044013272430.post4938176658786748070..comments2014-06-03T15:45:38.319-06:00Comments on This Path in Life: It’s Only a Matter of TimeThis Path In Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02631355662172309547noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117255044013272430.post-76706862158109711062012-09-25T21:12:24.172-06:002012-09-25T21:12:24.172-06:00I loved your last line. It really does sum up our...I loved your last line. It really does sum up our experience. Oh yes - and I have all stages at the moment. My sister and a couple of friends are grandparents. It hasn't really sunk in yet.Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117255044013272430.post-17736256698507112422012-09-24T13:36:53.479-06:002012-09-24T13:36:53.479-06:00Thanks everyone for your nice comments. It’s so n...Thanks everyone for your nice comments. It’s so nice to know that there are other people out in this world going through the same thing you are, or have done so in the past.<br /><br />Sad update on my friend with her FB pregnancy announcement…yep she’s not pregnant anymore. This is crappy news. At least I don’t have to worry about going through that kind of stuff right now!<br /><br />Rainbow: Total bullshit! Accutane three times! Nobody should have to take that crap that many times. I couldn’t stand that. I took Accutane when I was 18 and it was an awful experience. My whole face peeled off several times. I’m giving my skin a few more months to see if it just needs to adjust to the hormone change in my body, if it doesn’t adjust I’ll haul my butt into the dermatologist and ask for help. <br />This Path In Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02631355662172309547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117255044013272430.post-23262569578732927542012-09-24T12:41:57.093-06:002012-09-24T12:41:57.093-06:00The cracked out hormones of my failed IVF made my ...The cracked out hormones of my failed IVF made my acne resurface. It had been pretty much under control for the past 14 years. But it got so bad that now I'm taking Accutane for the THIRD time in my life. At almost 33, that is SUCH bullshit! I have to wear gobs of makeup to even be presentable...and I hate makeup! IF takes away so much of our femininity as it is...we don't need skin problems making it worse! I feel ya :\Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985022930281639055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117255044013272430.post-12289313367818553622012-09-17T19:10:33.930-06:002012-09-17T19:10:33.930-06:00And speaking of dreading / bracing for events that...And speaking of dreading / bracing for events that haven't happened yet, loribeth mentions friends becoming Grandparents (as well as our sisters, brothers, in-laws, etc). I guess all that's to come. Something else to prepare for I guess.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288266561592998739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117255044013272430.post-12873734350784288872012-09-17T19:08:29.081-06:002012-09-17T19:08:29.081-06:00Yep, you nailed it here: "Infertility leaves ...Yep, you nailed it here: "Infertility leaves you trying to brace and prepare for events that haven’t even happened."<br /><br />I'm in that boat too - lost at sea while every one (bar one) has gone away on the Good Ship Parenting, and wow... demotion in a friendship was never so real as when other ladies become mums (lucky them of course, but I miss them too). And that leaves us in the new camp of having to kind of start over. I'd like to write a post about this soon as like the others above, it is on my mind a lot recently. It's strange having to think about finding new friends when you haven't actually fallen out with others, but the friendship has changed. And I'm so shy of making friends with others recently unless I know that they are not going to change and dump me again (it's just another form of relationship issue that doesn't get real acknowledgment I guess). Shame Utah is so far away :)<br /><br />Good luck with your skin - seems to be a thing that can come back in the mid-30's for a little while, but then settles down again. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288266561592998739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117255044013272430.post-87126150776077672162012-09-16T15:41:42.801-06:002012-09-16T15:41:42.801-06:00Wait until your friends start becoming GRANDPARENT...Wait until your friends start becoming GRANDPARENTS (which is what is happening to me these days...!). I had almost flawless skin as a teenager, & I have had more zits in my 30s & onward than I ever had then. Go figure. :p <br /><br />Your last sentence summed things up beautifully. loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117255044013272430.post-18466821579884712122012-09-15T08:50:49.919-06:002012-09-15T08:50:49.919-06:00Oh yeah...forgot to add: I'm SO SORRY to hear ...Oh yeah...forgot to add: I'm SO SORRY to hear about your acne problem. :-( I had acne trouble in my younger days - bad enough that my Mom took me to a skin specialist and I had to take medication and stuff to heal my face. It took perhaps over 2 years and my Mom spent lots of money to "fix my face". I don't know how bad your acne condition is, but I hope someone can help you with that...Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117255044013272430.post-82008410179264007412012-09-15T08:04:35.168-06:002012-09-15T08:04:35.168-06:00Whoops...typo on this part: "I know another s...Whoops...typo on this part: "I know another small group that have gotten married for years and yet without kids yet, but most of them have baby pics." ---> This part should be: I know another small group that have gotten married for years and yet without kids yet. A few of them I've personally got to know their TTC problems.<br /><br />Conclusion of calculating the stats: most of them have baby/kiddo pics/albums. Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117255044013272430.post-34471806505487409072012-09-15T08:04:16.259-06:002012-09-15T08:04:16.259-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117255044013272430.post-37802677180244211432012-09-15T08:01:17.007-06:002012-09-15T08:01:17.007-06:00I'm friends with an older mother whose kids ha...I'm friends with an older mother whose kids have gone out of their house. With an empty nester, although of course sometimes we do talk about her children, most of the times we talk about many other different topics. :-)<br /><br />Unfortunately this good friend of mine will move away soon, but at least we can still connect through the internet. :-) Other than that, I think I have many more blogger friends compared to IRL friends. It's definitely NOT easy making friends, but here's to us in making new friends! :-)<br /><br />P.S. Sometimes I also run the stats in my brain. Most of my school friends that I connect through FB again have gotten married and some of them have even gone on to having THREE kids already! (I'll be 34 y.o. soon) A small group, though, are still single. I know another small group that have gotten married for years and yet without kids yet, but most of them have baby pics.<br /><br />I can relate to your bracing and preparing for events that haven't happened, though. One best friend has been TTC since the beginning of this year and I've been telling myself, "It's gonna happen to them this month. Soon. It IS going to happen. Just accept it as a the truth." --> my way of trying to soften the blow of hearing the pregnancy news sometime in the future...Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.com