So I always hear about this but never had to experience it for myself until now. I have an old friend that I haven't had much to do with for the last 5+ years. We are just in completely different places in our lives, I have moved on, and she hasn't. I still talk to her once in a while, I don't contact her but when she calls, I'm friendly and will return her call and meet her for coffee once or two a year. To her I am still her "best friend", we were in high school, she really has no other friends, and she always seems to be in a rough patch, drug addiction, custody battle, facing jail time, abusive boyfriend.... it is never ending. I met her last week for the first time this year, and she has been calling almost every day since then, usually months will go by without a call. Anyway, tonight she finally got around to saying that she wanted to be at this baby's birth.
She has 3 dc herself, two pgs (a set of twins) both planned C-Secs. I'm having a HB with minimal people, just DH, DD and a MW, and honestly I'd be happy if it was just me.
I really prefer to be alone. I spent forever trying to be polite before I just had to be really firm and say absolutely not happening. I was just floored that she would even ask, I would never, ever ask to attend anyone's birth, if someone wants me there there will ask.
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