So, How was your 4th of July? | Arthritis Information

Well, let's see....

Mine was not the best 4th of July ever....lol. Hubby & I were late getting up to the in-laws house for the get together, we slept until noon would have slept longer but his mom called and woke us up to tell us everyone was there and swimmming and lunch of almost done.

So, we got ready and we backup to the the in-laws front yard, we live behind them. and I was getting out of the car and I hear hubbies grandpa talking. He was on the deck and he was telling his daughter to look at me, and saying that I could hardly move now and days, and just talking really loud, nothing new he is always loud. But he kept saying "watch her jean...look how she has a hard time getting around." Finally she turned around to look at me. And he said something but all I could make out was pitiful. His grandpa is a very loud, upnoxious person, he means well, but he just does not think before he does or says. It did not upset me, because i know how he is, BUT it did annoy me that he just had to get his daughter to watch me walk!!! I do not like people to watch me walk or walk behind me. When I have a hard time walking and hubby wants to go to wal-Mart I fuss the whole time...not because of the pain..but becuase of people watching walk and move around...I feel like they are thinking bad of me.

Then about an hour later I was sitting on the couch and sister-laws daughter came and sat in my lap and she had a chocolate cookie and we were playing and she got some chocolate on my shirt. And told hubby about it and said something about not having many shirts and his uncle was sitting in the recliner and he looks over at me and says "It's because your fat." I looked at him and said "Well, I lost 6lbs." and then politly stuck my tounge out at him. He then proceeded to say "well, looks like Chris (hubby) got your 6lbs."

It did not really upset me, again it just erked me. I rattled on and on about it after everyone left and on our way to town. I wanted a cake and hubby said he would buy me one then I told him no it would just make me fatter. He told me I was not fat. I said well to your uncle I am. So, we stopped at wal-mart and bought me an Italian Creame cake. We went back to the in-laws and I sat down to eat my cake and fahter-in-law came in and said "do I smell cake?" I said "Yep, trying the fatten myself up for Charlie Will." He said huh? so I told him what Charlie Will said and he said "You did not insult him back?" I said "nope my moma did not rasie me to be rude." He then said "I know that is a lie, because you pick on me all the time." I said "well that is different, I am just playing around."

So between me & father-in-law we ate half of the cake...lol. It was really good too!! Cannot wait to get back up to in-laws to finish the cake off. I left it up there since that is were we eat dinner everyday just about.

In an essence of everyone's comments about me yesterday, I am a fat, cripple, that craves sugar...

aH jOONIE. It sounds like the prednisone is working on you too. Some of these comments were not too thoughtful but I bet if you were not on prednisone, you would have hardly noticed them. I really feel like the pred. is getting to me too. Plus, of couse we are sensitive about FAT ! We have to work 10 times harder not to gain weight. Thank God your hubby seems like he can ignore them and share a piece of cake with you..: ) I totally relate to your sensitivity and hurt feelings. I also don't like people to see me on my bad days. I want people to think of me as my "old self" and I want to hide out when I am feeling "crippled". WE GOT TO GET OVER OURSELVES.........LOL. I hope today you can laugh at the whole thing. It is what i hang onto - when I am having moody days, or painful days, I can just look back at my posts and remember that following those are always good days. WISHING YOU GOOD DAYS TO COME

And hubby's uncle well he has called me fat before and I over looked it and he has also called me lazy before too, becuase my house was a mess when he came in my house one time.

I am not FAT just slightly over weight. And my "fat" is mostly in my thighs, butt, and now my lower stomach.

I have "baby" fat...fat I did not lose after having my daughter and now my son.

It might help if I would eat better, not so much junk food. But what is the point of eating if you cannot have what you crave...lol.

4th of July day and evening were fine. My upset came after I had gone to bed. I had a nightmare about a serial killer running around loose. Apparently someone wouldn't listen to me about the danger and so I got angry and slammed my rt fist into my lt hand for emphasize.

Barb

OMG Barb,

Yes, maybe you should switch to "Raymond" on Monday nights

Hope you've had some lite hearted TV tonight!!