You know, that person who will always either one-up you or contradict ANYTHING you ever say?
Like if you say you love your new car, they say something like "I had that car and loved it too, until I traded in for a better model".
Or
You say how you are bored with your current job and they say they have the same job and go on and on and on and on about how much they love it and all the fun things they do with it?
It's really irritating. Really.
I wonder if people like this act this way to EVERYONE or just one person? It would be way more annoying to find out you were the only person they acted like this too, but if that was the case, I could just determine this person was simply jealous of you. Less annoying if they were like this to everyone because you could just say this person is simply a bitch.
Any which way you cut it, still irritating.
... Once (and still) Infertile, but still Schnarky as hell. This blog is dedicated to the daily ramblings from the mind of Nancy. It isn't about anything profound in the grand scheme of things, but it ~is~ about things in my life, schnarkiness always included. I have a second blog, listed in my profile, but the blogs will continue to remain separate.
"I'm aiming for heaven, but I'll probably wind up down in hell"
About Me
- nancy
- I am a 39 year old woman. I am the mother of two beautiful daughters and a handsome son. I am a career woman. As for my TTC world, it certainly doesn't seem like I am "infertile", but I fought for my pregnancies and my TTC/IF history is on the sidebar. I have two blogs, which are both listed in my profile. One focuses on my daily life - including IF, TTC, pregnancy, delivery and even some "children mentioned" posts. The second blog is ~soley~ posts directly about being the mother to my three children.
Belly Pics for #3 only.
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My TTC History
- Jul 01 ~ married
- Jan 02 ~ First cycle off bcps and opk shows ovulation!
- Dec 02 ~ Went to pcp for RE referral
- Jan 03 ~ Testing commences. S/A perfect. HSG clear.
- Feb 03 ~ Lap #1. All clear.
- Apr 03 ~ Clomid cycle #1. BFN.
- May 03 ~ Clomid cycle #2. BFN.
- Jun 03 ~ Clomid cycle #3. BFN.
- Jul 03 ~ Supposed to be IUI#1, but we missed cd3 so natural cycle
- Aug 03 ~ BFP on C18.
- Apr 04 ~ Ella born.
- Oct 04 ~ decided to ttc #2 and went off minipill to see if I am ovulating. I am. Will start next month.
- Nov 04 ~ TTC#2 starts. BFP. Holy Crap. No freaking way. No way.
- Aug 05 ~ Allison born
- Oct 06 ~ IUD removed. TTC#3
- Jan 07 ~ Large cysts found.
- Feb 07 ~ Femara cyle #1
- Mar 07 ~ Started w/ RE. HSG #2 showed R tube blocked. S/A normal.
- Mar 07 ~ more cysts, up to 9cms.
- Apr 07 ~ more cysts, 3 @ 7-9cms.
- May 07 ~ IUI #1 cancelled due to more cysts
- Jun 07 ~ IUI #1 (take two) w/ Clomid. BFN.
- Jul 07 ~ HSS showed scar tissue in 70% of uterus. Diagnosed with Asherman's Syndrome. Uterine surgery #2
- Aug 07 ~ HSG #3 showed clear tubes.
- Aug 07 ~ IUI #2 w/ Femara. BFN.
- Sept 07 ~ Monitored w/ hCG trigger. BFN.
- Oct 07 ~ HSS #2 showed scar tissue in 30% of uterus. Uterine surgery #3.
- Dec 07 ~ HSS #3 showed tiny amount of scar tissue. Uterine surgery #4.
- Jan 08 ~ HSS #4 showed clear uterus.
- Jan 08 ~ IUI #3, C16. BFN.
- Mar 08 ~ IVF #1, Transfer Cancelled due to lining. Out of 15 eggs, 9 were mature and all 9 fertilized. I have named my 9 embryos "The Mod Squad" and they are in the freezer, waiting for mommy to be ready.
- Apr/May 08 ~ FET #1. C20. 4 embryos "The Fab Four" transferred on 5/05. BFP!!! Very Low Beta (15 at 11dp3dt) but the numers continued to double every 48 hours. Told it was "most likely not viable" and later "most likely ectopic" but we beat all the odds.
- May 16, 08 ~ 11dp3dt (4w0d), beta #1: 15
- May 19, 08 ~ 14dp3dt (4w3d), beta #2: 43
- May 23, 08 ~ 18dp3dt (5w0d), beta#3: 213
- May 27, 22dp3dt (5w4d), beta #4: 1,073
- Jun 08 - Ultrasound showed one heartbeat at 7 weeks.
- Jul 08 - Had CVS testing. Chromosomes are normal and it's a BOY!! EDD: 1/23
- Aug 08 - Jan 09 ~ High risk due to: 1) Velamentous Cord Insertion, deemed biggest risk 2) Previous Placenta Accreta 3) Previous rapid degraged placenta 4) IVF alone can create weak placenta 5) AMA - Advanced Maternal Age. -- All resulting in almost 30 u/s and lots of testing, which ended up saving my life.
- Jan 09 (38w0d) ~ Karl is born! -- Crazy 3 days in hospital. Manual version to flip baby from breech to head down, Labor, Delivery, Emergency surgery due to cord detaching from placenta, Scary heart issues from losing over 40% of my blood supply, and then a blood transfusion due to the extreme loss of blood. Whew!
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22 comments:
I think we are all that person at some point, but hopefully not all day every day. I know sometimes after a conversation I'll realize that I did that without meaning to. More as a commiserating, "I've been there", sort of understanding. Even though I've been guilty of it, it doesn't make it any less irritating when I'm at the other end of it. I'm sure there are some that do it to just one person, and it's jealousy. Then there are others who are just bitches to everyone!
Oh Yeah? Well I had a friend who was way worse than that, she two up's on me.
;)
J/k.
Yes I know the type, Sometimes I wonder if I do that just in my efforts to relate to the person, but I am aware that it's done so I try not too.
I know one like that. In my observation they are like that to everyone. I am sure I've said something stupid like that but hopefully no more than a handful of times.
I hate that! I call them the one-uppers...I know clever (sarcasm). I can't even talk to people like that.
oh yeah, I hate people like that!!
I have a friend who always has a tale of greater accomplishment or more devastating woe. And she does it even with third-party stories -- ie, stories of other people. Like, you can say that your poor friend got cancer right as her husband left her for a 19-year-old and her house got swept away in a tornado, and this friend of mine will say that she knew someone who had all of those things happen AND they were audited by the IRS. It happens every time.
I agree with kaci....I think we can all do that sometimes unintentionally, and I have had conversations where I look back and think "crap, did I just come across as rude?" when maybe I was just distracted, making conversation or as kaci mentioned, commiserating. However, for someone who does it repetitively...it probably does stem a bit from jealousy.
Kaci and Katie - I'm definitely not talking about the random time we all accidentally do that. I'm talking about the one who does it each and every time.
My gramie calls this the game of "Can you top this?". Usually, there's only a specific person that the "topper" feels threatened by; but sometimes, it's all people. For example, I have a friend and my illustration of her is "you have cancer? Oh, I have more cancer."
I have a friend just like this, and yes, it is annoying!
Ha, my SIL comes to mind....she always has to be the "better" one, usually by commenting on how "bad" everyone else is. Classic example with her is if she starts to gain weight (she bounces around a lot); she will start commenting on how many other people we know have gained weight too and it always sounds a little something like this "Well, I mean I know I need to get back on my diet but have you SEEN so and so lately?!?" or the other day we were talking about chemical free diapers and such and she goes "Yeah, my friend up here uses them and can really tell a difference with diaper rash, but as you know I used regular diapers and they were fine because both of my baby's thighs were too skinny to get chaffing"
Ha I say....HA....
OMG! I think I just Realized, Reed Does That!
Dylan and I make fun of him and finish his comments with "Yeah,and you had to walk to school in the snow up hill both ways" (lmao) but he's a good guy and doesnt do it all the time. lol, usually when he's not paying attention.
Haha...I think they're like that all the time usually, and you're right, it's still annoying. Like when you mention how sick you were during the first trimester, and they come back to say how they threw up every single day and twice on Thursday. It gets old.
Man Nancy... seems like you are talking about 95% of my friends! They are all so self obsorbed and are ALWAYS right. Drives me friggin crazy!
Oh yeah...I know THAT person. She's the one who in a group of people who unless she can be the center of attention is uncomfortable and has to make a point to let everyone else know her opinion on whatever subject. Ughh.
YES!! It makes me wonder if ~I~ do that to people!!
The person must be very insecure to always keep interjecting and doing the "one-up"
I try to avoid those types - there's no real conversation anyway
yes, a million times yes. My SIL for one, is allllllways like that. If we go on vacation, she has to go on a more expensive, more exotic trip. If we have a theme wedding, so does she, but twice as much. It's absolutely annoying. In the end, it doesn't make them look better then us...it just makes them look like asses.
Oh yeah...It's soo annoying...But I think everyone has had one like at some point...
I know THAT person too! Unfortunatley there are way to many of them in the world...
My MIL is like that. No matter what I've done she's done it 20 times bigger and better. Drives me nuts. On Saturday Night Live they have a recurring character that always have a bigger and better story and she goes to major extremes, can't remember the name of the character but the actress is Kristin Wiig. Even though the skits are meant to be exagerated and funny, I still get extremely annoyed with her!
Ha ha, remember my friend Jacque? If you said you had one dollar she would say she's got two!:)
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