Ari Mitchell
6 years ago
Friday, January 21, 2011
Not a good start
So is it totally wrong for me to want to yell at my coworker when she complains about her 16 month old son? I just want to scream "Cherish your child!" She constantly complains about his neediness and not getting enough sleep...she has no idea what it feels like to get so close and then not get the chance to have those experiences. I have to bite my tongue not to say anything. I know she doesn't know what happened. I don't share my loss with many people, especially at work. But I am so tired of hearing "when you become a parent" or "you don't know how it is when you have a child." I just want to smack her. Really not a good start.
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I would want to shout at her. There is a reason I only socialize with two of my coworkers. They are male and childless. I shy away from most of the females I work with and for some I think; they are bothered by that. We have to do what is easiest and best for us. I think if I were in your shoes and it's a job you plan to keep I might have to say something. I would keep it simple and say something to the effect of "I am a parent, to my daughter who died. I don't feel comfortable discussing it further, but I thought you should know." I'm with you on keeping my business my own, but I don't know how long I could endure those types of rants. Thinking of you and hoping the situation gets easier for you!
Mary, I am so sorry that you have to deal with this. It is amazigly frustrating. You are a mommy to Addison everyday...don't let anyone tell you any different.
I feel the same way...what I would give to be sleep deprived from being up all night with my baby...
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