Given all of this information, I try to empathize with my slightly younger, single and baby-free friends. There is no possible way for them to completely understand how my life is different now. I have a child. She is the absolute most important being in my entire life. I have an amazing husband who has experienced life changing events with me. Our bond is stronger because of it. We also came very close to losing our daughter during the delivery, so perhaps I'm even more obsessed with my kid. I don't know, but my point is that nothing in the world is as important as my daughter and our little life as a family.
When you have a child (and experience a scary delivery like we did), you realize what is truly important in life. I don't know if other moms feel the same way, but I have no patience for trivial things. I have no tolerance for drama or meaningless dribble. I don't overanalyze relationships anymore. I don't worry about little comments. I know who my close friends are, and I love my life. I am who I am. I'm honest (to a fault sometimes), and you get what you get with me. That's it. So forgive me when I get frustrated with "friends" who overdramatize the things I say or do. Stop looking for things that aren't there. I don't want to participate in this drama dance. It isn't important to me. I'm sorry. Life is too short to engage in unnecessary arguments.
How do we go about explaining this to those friends? "I'm sorry? You're just not as important as you think you are? Get over yourself?" That seems a little harsh, but I'm at a loss. No matter what I say, she just doesn't get it. I don't need this....
Now... let me get back to that beautiful little girl....
