i've been feeling pretty depressed lately. part of it has to do with my birthday last week. it wasn't special at all. i did nothing. well, i did go to diamond city, but that just tires me out and makes me angry at hiroyuki. medea sent me an e-mail message with a cake! and my mom called me. midori also left me a comment here, but that's it. not even my husband wished me a happy birthday until he came home from work that night and found me crying. and then, he got all mad because he thought it was about him and that my crying made the children hate him. *sigh* whatever.
i was crying because i was feeling sorry for myself. i was trying to remember a worse birthday, and then i couldn't remember a good one. that sucked. i know that i did have nice birthdays, fun birthdays when i was a kid. cake and ice cream with friends at my house. i even vaguely remember a pin the tail on the donkey game somewhere (in florida??) but since we moved when i was ten, just before my eleventh birthday, things weren't quite as nice. not as many friends. jerky teenage years (oh yeah, i was such an asshole when i was a teenager). having surgery on my foot just before my 21st birthday. i guess no one really noticing your birthday, because you have so few friends, really isn't that big a deal. there are people out there with bigger problems, but i was so sad.
another cause is homesickness. i wanna go home. (but i don't. weird, i know.) and what causes this homesickness? believe it or not, autumn. stinkin' autumn. i HATE autumn. it's my least favorite season. it gets cold. the days get shorter. winter is coming *sob* and everything dies. i hate that. i was reading blue lotus' blog and realized that this is the season of good food, but that's it, the only positive thing i can think of for fall. but....the cooler weather is making me remember home. going back to school. getting excited about halloween, which is quickly followed by thanksgiving and then, before you know it, it's christmas! i wanna go home and feel the cooler weather, drive in the rain, play soccer. and well, yes, i probably just want to be a child again. let's start over, shall we?
i am enjoying my pregnancy, but i have to admit i'm about ready to be finished. especially when he starts to kick and squirm. it's starting to hurt.
January 23, 2025
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7 comments:
I had to coach my husband on how to be nice to me on my birthday. Birthdays are just not a big deal for adults in Japan but after I made his birthday really nice and he appreciated it so much, he's gotten better at being nice to me. But he still sucks in the present department.
I really love Fall because finally the stinky, hot Summer is over. Plus the weather is fabulous and we can get out and do way more stuff. Whatever trees there are (we live in the city) turn beautiful colors and, like you, it reminds me of starting school and all the excitement leading up to Christmas.
Wallow in your sorrow! You're pregnant but soon you'll have other things to think about. After you've had one more good cry, rent some great videos, buy your favorite snacks and push those sad thoughts out of your mind. That's what I do when I get homesick... I hope it helps!
Happy Belated Birthday!
Nice things about autumn:
the leaves changing colour (do they change where you are?)
nashi (which just aren't as good here in Canada)
Hope you feel better soon...
thanks sarah and K. i love summer. LOVE it. i know many people don't, but i will miss the hot weather.
and not many trees change color here. cherry trees just lose their leaves. and...changing leaves means DEATH. *sniff* can't wait for spring already...
Birthdays in Japan suck arse. I am sorry you had a crappy day and are feeling really low at the moment. I place great important on birthdays and doing something special for them so the lack of enthusiasm in Japan has always bothered me. Subsequently, I always make a HUGE deal about my birthday and make sure I tell EVERYBODY it is coming up! I have done this since I was a child actually as my birthday is just after Xmas so everyone forgets it and that sucks!
Not long to go now with your pregnancy. I look forward to seeing pics of the new addition.
Happy Belated Birthday! I`m sorry I missed it. :( I too am training my husband about birthdays. It`s been 6 years and I`m happy to say there is improvement.
I`m also sorry you have the blues. It especially sucks to have the blues in Japan when you are pregnant and taking care of two little ones! I think you should take Sarah`s advice and rent some videos and eat your favourite snacks. And definately have as many cries as you need! (((hugs)))
Oh, honey, I feel your pain! Happy birthday a little late.
Next year, write it on the calendar(s) in big, bold colorful letters, and make sure there is a calendar hanging on the wall in front of the toilet. He'll be sure to read that, right?
Also, give yourself permission to do something nice or buy something that you really want on your birthday, or every day of your birthday week, and then shout it out to the world that it's your birthday and you can do what you want to! And, make sure your hubby hears this message loud and clear.
Look forward to next year!
awww being house sick is a terrible feeling, even if you do not want to go home. HUGS!
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