The hormones finally rear their ugly head

"I'm a late bloomer. I know this, and have accepted it as a fact of my being. I didn't, however, think my tendency to lag behind would impact my pregnancy. Yet, I have only just now fallen prey to Madame Estrogen, "the mother of all pregnancy hormones," source of the irritability and anxiety from which pregnant women are known to suffer. I think I'd add irrationality as another side effect.

Twice this weekend I inexplicably felt slighted and abruptly left the room, completely hurt and confused. Luckily (not so luckily for him) it's only been Ross who has witnessed this somewhat embarrassing new development. We'd be talking, calmly, about nothing important when an innocent comment would come out of Ross's mouth. Suddenly I'd think 'How could he?!!' and leave.

I'm totally serious when I say that the comments Ross made in these scenarios did not warrant my upset reaction.

After each episode, Ross very smartly let me cool down for a little bit before coming to find me to apologize and tell me that he should have known better. To which I'd say that no, it was my fault and that there was no need for me to get upset. He'd hold me and I'd begin to feel less and less imprisoned by those irrational feelings.

'These hormones don't play fair, Clare,' Ross told me. I think he's right on the money."
--Clare, 9/12/05