Just my luck!

[dord]

Friday night my husband and I had to attend his bosses going-away dinner party. So we're in the truck driving over when I notice the truck one car ahead has the passengersticking his head out the window. At first I thought he was merely spitting (which I consider gross too) but then he kept his head out the window. Of course the emet in me immediately assumes he's sick and of course, I am right. So then what happens...the car separating us moves into the other lane!!My husband stayed right behind him so I'm screaming to move over into the other lane. Husband is yelling at me -"Just quit looking" - yeah right!! How the hell am I not supposed to watch what's going on right smack in front of me!! So, I grabbed my husbands hand and placed it on my chestso he could feel how hard my heart was pounding. He apologized for yelling at me and said he was sorry that I had to see that. I know that by having himfeel my heart he understood that I experience aphysiological response that's completelyout of my control,I can't "make" my heart race. So we get to the party and I definitely didn't want to eat right away, thank God it wasn't a sit down dinner. I headed to the bar to get a cocktail to try and calm down and thankfully I did. I was able to eat and enjoy the party. Still, all I could think about wasif only we would have left either 5 mins earlier or later I'd have never seen it. I just kept telling myself the guy probably had too much to drink - not a sv.

[shiva]

Man, I hate when these things happen. I am sorry you had to see that. I just saw a puddle of it over the weekend and couldn't eat my dinner, so I cannot imagine.

[kate1966]

It happens to me all the time too.....no matter what or where it is...it seems to always happen somewhere around me. On the road, in a store...hearing about it...it just sucks......seems to follow me like a hawk sometimes. I hate you had to see that and i know it would have put a damper on my evening too...thank goodness you were able to have a drink and relax a bit. Congrats on letting your man feel your heart race...at least now he knows how truely disturbing this is to you.

[laneyb]

Im lucky in that my man kinda understands where Im coming from, last week in the UK his football team lost a VERY important match due to sickness and he actually said to me "I can kinda understand how you completely freak out whrn you hearpeople are sick" . I know he doesnt completely get it but it was soooooo nice to hear him say it. A couple of days later my mum was sick (I dont live with her) 2 colleagues children were sick, and 2 of my team felt sick. I neatrly lost the plot and again he said "I can understand why you are freaking out". Get him!!! I keep telling myself Im lucky (but hes a lazy s**t the rest of the time!!!!!!!!!!!!)


I think that was a really good thing to do by getting him to feel your heart rate.


Laney xx