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Just in case anyone is in doubt or has heard otherwise, I make this statement: I am Not pregnant! Thank you.
I am grateful for people wanting to be jubilent with me but unfortunately this roundness, this swelling of my midsection only denotes my love of cookies and lack of motivation/energy to burn them off after consumption.
Its not the mos enjoyable thing to have someone ask when you are due after struggling with TTC, cycle issues, and self-worth. But while you are angry at the situation its hard not to jump all over the person asking.

Which brings up a difficult dilema: how does a person change their perception of themselves when the people around them aren't willing to change their own filters? When you are trying to grow and evolve you need to have reflections that are accurate to help you see where you still need to improve. If you are surrounded with people who still see the old you, they are never going to help you become the new you.
I've been dealing with this growth process for several years and it always comes down to this problem. How do I change myself and be proud of my progress if no one else sees the change? Its hard. That's the only answer I have. So I still grow and change one day at a time and maybe they'll catch up someday.

(Just for fun, this is a picture of my fat-baby. Its a cookie!)    

So next time you want to ask a lady when she's due, don't. Just say hi and tell her she's beautiful. She'll appreciate it whether she's having a baby or not.