Since April of 1999, my wife has either been on fertility drugs, pregnant, or birth control. Her monthly cycle has therefore not been active.
Well, because of a minor financial glitch, we didn’t get her a refill on her BC pills. And then she hurt her toe and her back (two separate incidents), so she’s not in the mood. So we’d figure we’d wait until she felt better, then restart the BC pills.
Her period then restarted for the first time in a year and a half. And so did the PMS anger! Man, it seems like every little thing sets her off now. I forgot how sensitive she is during this time. I started to get pissed back.
I love her dearly, but after re-experiencing her PMS, I’m going to make sure the pills are firmly in the budget until she hits menopause.
My shopping list last night: red meat, instant mashed potatoes, brownie mix, a glossy chick magazine that made me feel not-good-enough about my hair care regime, and two kinds of ice cream. I know how to make Aunt Flo feel welcome!
Sorry, AWB - hope everything smooths out for you soon.
dude…you and Mrs. AWB have my deepest sympathies. My last roommate went through this a few months after the birth of her first child and I didn’t think her husband or I were going to survive the experience. It will be better in a few days. Keep a large object of furniture between you and bring home Ice Cream (or her favorite equivlent).
One of the biggest triggers now is when CRB (see below) wakes from a nap or her regular bedtime. If I go right away, VLB (Mrs. AWB) snaps at me to let her cry it out a little. If I don’t go soon enough, she snaps about letting her cry too long.
So far, I figure 1 [sup]1[/sup]/[sub]2[/sub] to 3 minutes is the proper waiting time, depending on which sleep period it is. This was all so much easier when CRB still slept in bed with us.
I guess that s why my parents let me move to the UK… I am just reducing my mood stabilizers - when I am completely off them I all be my usual irritable self… especially the week before the much adored auntie visits…
When that happens I am in England and my parents’ life is a piece of cake…
pray for the ppl around me LOL
I am dreading her return. (Mr. Tabby dreads it even more!) I haven’t had one in over a year, and baby is four months old now.
As soon as I started my older son on baby cereal, my milk supply dropped enough to start a raging hormonal onslaught. Mr. Tabby and I got into a fight, and I slammed a freshly-baked quiche onto the floor. We both had bits of egg all over us. It ended the fight, and we both started laughing. That has to be my most insane PMS episode to date.
Baby #2 is going to start eating cereal right around christmas. I’m stressy enough around christmas w/o auntie. I’m older and meaner now. Poor Mr. Tabby;).
Hang in there, AWB(Feed her chocolate. Lots of chocolate.)
