Hello, everyone. I haven't been on here in FOREVER, but logged back on to see how everyone has been doing.
I've had kind of a rough year - after a little more than a year of a happy relationship my gf freaked out and then cheated on me. In therapy she revealed that she wasn't really ready to commit so broke up
Was very tough at the time, but I'm healing. We're currently working on being friends, which seems easy for her, but is hard for me.
I just got back from an extended road trip which was excellent for my mental health and definitely put things in perspective... I drove from Chicago down Route 66 to LA, then up the coast of California/Oregon/Washington and around the Olympic Penninsula, then back across the country via several national parks and scenic detours. If anyone is inclined to read about it, I have a website:
www.travelingblog.com.
I'm actually starting to mull over the idea of having a baby on my own. I am kind of torn on the issue. On one hand, raising a child alone is clearly not the best situation for me or the child, it will make dating MUCH more difficult, and I still have some time... I'm only 30. On the other hand, I'd hoped to have three kids, I'm financially able to do it, I have family who could help, and, most importantly, I realized recently that I'm feeling kind of panicky over my love life because I desperately want to have kids at some point and I'm afraid that I'll never meet "the one" and then it will be too late, and that kind of pressure is really unfair to put on the people I date. I think if I have a baby at least I will know I get to have that experience and can look at relationships just as relationships. Don't know, I'm still in the early stages of mulling it over. If anyone wants to share encouragement or mild concerns, feel free, but if you are considering sharing horror stories or condemnation, please don't. I'm aware that it's not ideal and is not a decision I'm taking lightly.
DrChickon - Colton continues to be super cute. I was half expecting to log in and find out you had a second one by now! What did you guys ever decide about what the two of you would be called? (It was you two who wasn't sure, right?)
B&I - Glad to see you guys delivered safely! I think last time I was on here you were still TTC! Or maybe you'd just gotten a BFP, can't remember.
Good luck to anyone TTC or pg! I'll try to log in more often than once every year or so...
