The nursery is ready and the only thing missing is some baby room furniture and the baby itself of course. It's a weird feeling knowing that a third person is permanently moving in with us very soon...
This afternoon I had an experience that completely stunned me, and I'm still a bit stunned actually....
When I was studying at university I had a fall out with a good friend. She treated me, without any reason what so ever, really really bad. A few weeks after the fall out, I got the opportunity (the one we always wish for and never get) to tell her how I felt about what she did to me. She pretended as if I had just told her that the sun was shining, smiled and walked off. I couldn't believe it! How could anyone act without regret or shame when someone just told you that your actions really hurt them?!? I was extremely upset and it took me about two years to fully except it and get over it (I know, I'm a bit slow...).
As I was walking on my way back from lunch today, I bumped into this old friend. We were heading the same way and she started chatting to me.
She told me that she is about to move interstate soon and that she was happy to see me. She continued and said that I always seem to pop up in her conversations and she has been wanting to apologise for her bad behaviour. She said that she felt terrible about how she treated me, that it had all to do with her own insecurities and I didn't deserve what she did to me. She asked if I could accept her apology.
"Of course" I said. "It's all good. I was very hurt by what you did and it took me a long time to get over it, but of course I forgive you". Then the most unexpected happened: she started to cry!!
I didn't know what to do, I was so stunned, standing there in the middle of the street with her crying her eyes out! So I said with a smile: "Don't you know not to cry in front of a pregnant woman? Because then I start to cry too!" Sometimes being pregnant comes in handy...
It seemed to do the trick, she stopped crying and smiled and said: "Well, you don't understand, this really made my day. This has been buggering me for so long and I didn't want to leave Perth without apologising to you...you're a really good person and I'm so sorry for what I did".
Well guys, what do you say? How often does these things happen in real life? I have certainly gained some trust back in the human race, and that there still is a chance for us to make earth a better place!
Updating the blog with a picture from today, with some friends from work.
(For all of you who have requested pictures of the "ginger look", here you go :-). If you don't think it's that bad, keep in mind that my hair was originally almost as dark as Carmen's, who sits on my right side.)
Cath, Janet, Carmen and I at Neds Cafe for lunch
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2 comments:
Oh wow, that's really awesome! Yeah, sometimes you wouldn't mind for a few of those along the way... it's a good surprise when they actually come out and give you "feedback" after the event .. :) Not that it happens that often too...
hard to see your hair there, but doesn'tlook that bad really :D Was it Denise by the way? Hard to know, you've had some bad luck with uni friends in the past ;) Ava's the master of standing by herself now. she sits squatting and then stands up and then sits down again, and up and like so the day goes.
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