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“I’m happy to keep Angie whenever you need me to.”
“Thank you.”
Peggy is about to leave it there but hesitates then decides to say what is on her mind. “Darling. You can tell me to butt out if you think I’m overstepping here but I’d like to say something?”
“Sure Peggy. What is it?”
“The recounting of the two years that you and Tina spent trying to have a child the first time was very heartbreaking for me to listen to. I can appreciate that you are making all these efforts so you don’t make the same mistakes again, and this time will indeed be an act of love but the fact is that you didn’t cause the first experience to be so disastrous by yourself dear. Tina had a hand in it as well. I don’t think you’re seeing that clearly. Shall I go on?”
“Yes. I’d like to hear what you have to say.”
“Granted this time things are different. You are both in a better place in your lives. You don’t have the stress of the donor search which from what you’ve told me caused a lot of the initial strain in the relationship, but darling there are a lot of parallels. If you both don’t acknowledge them up front and put some safeguards in place you could end up falling into the same trap.”
“I’m not sure what you mean.”
“Ten years ago, you were as blissfully happy as you are now and look how that ended up. Consider these similarities. Ten years ago, you gave up your gallery to become the Director of the CAC. Today you are virtually giving up your gallery to become the Director of the Peabody Arts Foundation. You are just as dedicated to your family now as you were then, but the demands and stress of the job caused some friction in the relationship. You didn’t handle it well, so it resulted in a further distancing between you. This Directorship is not anywhere near as demanding or stressful. It’s something that you have a passion for plus you have my support behind you, but from Tina’s point of view she might see the time that you are spending with me as time away from her. Is Tina prepared to support you fully and not put undue pressure on you when you have work commitments?”
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Great Post, thank you.
SG
Thank you SassyGran. Glad you enjoyed it.
Great job Peggy. Fortunately, Tina and Bette have had some this conversation a 18 months ago when they were reconciling. They talked about Tina’s role in keeping the two apart during the pregnancy. Tina admitted that she stayed with Helena because she felt loved, appreciated and gratified with the attention. She admitted that she was not ready to allow Bette to fully participate in the pregnancy but didn’t have an explanation as to why. Was she punishing Bette for all the problems she had getting pregnant? Tina did admit that she never really considered what her actions were doing to Bette. She only considered her feeling and desires at the moment, That was obvious when Bette was taken by complete surprise when Tina said she wanted to move back in with Bette just prior to the baby’s birth. Anyway, this is a good time for Tina to see Emma and rehash some of those things. Why did she keep pushing Bette away? There is something more to the reasons Bette and Tina separated to begin with. Perhaps Tina is still not aware of what that is, but she needs to bring them to the surface so they will not cause the same response. And what is she going to do to avoid the same reaction with this pregnancy and the attempts which are bound to happen? How is she going to keep from feeling like a failure when each month the test say there is no baby?
Bette and Tina are in a better place and they are communicating better. They have made some drastic changes in their lives just recently. New jobs for both which are entrepreneurial in nature and call for more hours and more stress to get off the ground. Now Bette has accepted the Director of the Peabody Foundation which is somewhat of an unknown as to the amount of hours and stress in that job. They are both older by eight years and have a precocious little girl who will need her parents as much as ever. Perhaps they need to see Emma before the insemination starts. Peggy is right. Tina has to pledge to be there for Bette and their family just as much as Bette does. But she must do more than pledge, she must be ready with the tools and skills to avoid the pitfalls of her history so there won’t be a repeat.
Great bit of writing. The story of the search for the donor was priceless. I agree with Bette. I was funny unless you’re the one trying to get pregnant. Nice way to use some of the canon of TLW. There were so many little incidents like those that some times we just forget. And with stories like this, we can enjoy the enhanced version.
Thank you for this chapter….
Hi Martha, as usual your observations are very insightful. Many of your thoughts will be addressed in the next chapter or two. Thanks for reading and reminding me that Bette and Tina did discuss some of this when they got back together.
Great writing BAT2012!!!!
Peggy is so right and i am glad that Bette takes her advice in consederation and acknowlegde it.
Bette and Tina spoke about that time, but it is important that Tina looks to herself and be open about her feelings, her fears and actions.
I think Martha made good points in her comment.
Thanks for this wonderful chapter!
Bibi28. Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the chapter. Tina will definitely be encouraged to do some more introspection. Really appreciate you taking the time to read and comment.