Screaming Bean |
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
I'm a married 3L. I've been married for 6 years. We have no children. Yet yesterday I got some news that pretty much ruined the rest of my day. One of my best friends in school...a person who I've known since the very first day came to me at lunch yesterday and told me she's pregnant. She's due at the end of June. That in itself is a stunner, but the background story is what really made me think about things. It seems that I made a comment the other day about another student here who looks as if she's pregnant as well. However, if this story is true, she's pregnant for the second time in law school. I made a comment to that end in my friend's presence not realizing that she was also pregnant. As a result she became afraid to tell me. Not just a little bit either, but mortifyingly so. I wasn't exactly going to strike her upon hearing this news...she's pregnant for goodness sake, not a mass murderer. At the same time, it's not exactly a life choice I would have made at this point. The mind boggles at what is going to happen now. This won't change her status of friendship with me, but I'll be honest...I look at her differently now. I guess it's a back-handed compliment that she valued my opinion of her that highly, but wow, I didn't think I was scary.
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