
In 2006 I was sitting at Nanny O' Briens with the love of my life watching World Cup soccer. Today I am mom to two beautiful baby girls with a man that I am coming to resent. Seeing the world cup game on tv just took be by surprise and knocked me over with emotion. The memories I just experienced were things I had not thought of or felt in years.
Life is funny sometimes. |
Four years ago I was studying for the bar in DC, without any immediate job prospects. I remember how stinking hot it was and my miserable English basement apartment Now I have a govt atty job I love and live in an apt that I love.
Was it the Italians who won in 2006? I cannot remember--my brain was occupied back then but I remember Dupont coming to a standstill as their fans celebrated. I remember being so irritated as I was just so stressed out there and was trying to drive back to the Hill, to study. |
I remember a huge storm rolling in at the end of the Germany/Italy game just when it went to kicks. Cable went out. I was living in DC, and my boyfriend (now husband) and I were giddy drunk on German beer and running down the street trying to find satellite tv so my half German boyfriend could see the end.
OP- sorry to hear that some things in life have changed in a not so great direction. Resentment can turn around. Like you, I now have a child and one on the way. I love my daughter more than anything, but miss the carefree days of running in the rain, drunk and happy. |
Four years ago I was planning my wedding with the help of my best friend - my mother. She was the only person who truly understood me, advocated for me, cheered for me. She passed away recently and I am depressed.
Seeing the World Cup previews reminds me of her. On a visit to Rome in 1994, we collected Coca-Cola cans with a FIFA ad (different country flags) and she kept them in her basement for years. I am the mom to a beautiful daughter, too OP, and I see my mother in her face... but I have been knocked off my feet by this. We'll be okay. |
OP, thank you for this thread. I hope you can talk to DH and address some of the resentment. It makes me sad to think of someone losing touch with someone who brought so much joy. |
Four years ago I was back at work after having my 1st child and was miserable.
Today is the last day of work at that same job--I quit to stay home for the next year or more with my now 4 y.o. and 2 y.o. ![]() |
Four years ago my husband and I were on vacation in France for a family wedding. We were struggling with infertility and really needed a break from that particular burden and from the busy-ness of our lives. I remember sitting in an outdoor plaza, drinking pastis and holding hands while we watched the matches on large screens hung by a local bar. It was such a great time and space to be together. I hope, OP, that you and your husband can find some time and space where you can reconnect with each other. Resentment can turn around. |
My life was the same except my kids were four years younger.
Same job, same spouse, same house. |
Four years ago my son was 3 months old. In those four years we have moved three times and had another child. |
Four years ago I was pregnant with my still-only child. I was four months along, watching TV on the couch in our third-floor walkup. In subsequent months: a move, a birth.
I liked that old apartment and that old life. I like my new one, too. |
I don't have the faintest clue what I was doing 4 years ago. That's sad. |
Four years ago my husband and I were childless, but thinking about conceiving. We decided to go to Asia while we were without children. We visited Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It was an awesome trip!! |
Four years ago I was in Korea at 41 weeks and answering "No" to everyone who asked if I was having twins. Now I have two beautiful daughters and am back to pre-pregnancy weight. |
i was realizing what a horrible, horrible mistake i had made by marrying DH and putting career on hold to have dd.
at least now i am away from his daily anger and controlling and abusive behavior. am underemployed as i try to get my career back on track. 5yo seems to have adjusted to the divorce well. |
Four years ago DH and I were newlyweds spending a week at Olympic and North Cascades national parks. It was an incredible week. We now have a 2 year old DD and pictures from that trip framed next to our bed. |