Best Friend Is Pregnant
Ugh. After claiming she was child-free for almost 10 years of our friendship, she drops the bomb on me by telling me she’s pregnant. I tried to have a positive reaction, but honestly I wanted to cry.
Not wanting kids was something we bonded over from the very beginning. I felt like I was going to have at least one friend couple who could go out with my partner and I with the freedom of not having children. It just feels like I’ve been lied to this whole time. And her reason for having a kid? “She has done everything she’s wanted to do with her husband.” Ma’am, it sounds like you should get divorced then? To make things even worse, I don’t think he even wants a kid. Classic.
Now every time I see her looking more pregnant I just feel dread. They’re also scrambling to do a bunch of “fun things” before the kid comes and I’m confused why they even want one then.
Now I feel like if I want our friendship to continue I have to be the chipper, supportive friend that pretends to gush over the baby so I don’t look like an asshole.
I’m just overall very sad and angry and frustrated. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.