Feeling Sad

I’m having a really bad period this month. Which isn’t anything new but, on top of a seemingly unmanageable flow and cramps that just won’t ease up, I have a recent comment weighing heavy on my mind.

I just took a road trip with my mom to see my brother graduate from the Marine Corps. Well, after about 6 out of 12 hour drive my mom starts up with “I know what I want my grandchildren to call me”... (My mom, a labor and delivery nurse for 20+ years and fully aware of me having PCOS.) I know it wasn’t intended to be hateful or rude and at the time I just responded and then changed the subject. But those words are really resonating with me today. It just keeps replaying in my head and I can’t seem to push aside the tears of disappointment.