Pickle Status

Okay, that scene wasn't pretty. As I had warned her, if she didn't tell her mom by the time I dropped her off- I was going to make her tell her. She put it off till the bitter end. Here's the scenario.

We are waiting in the parking lot of Mikey D's in a town 1/2 way between us. K has been quite the whole ride, thinking about what she is going to say to her mom, I'm sure and how she is going to react.

Well, J pulls up just a smiling and all happy to see the baby and all the veggies and plums we have for her in my trunk. Anyhow, we visit and the kids say hi and get their hugs, etc. Then I send them to the car. I look at K and she knows it is time. She starts shaking her head and says "no". I said, K, you better tell her. J asks, what did you get kicked out of school? K says no, school is fine (which it isn't, she is on suspension for her grades) and J says "you aren't pregnant again are you?" and K buries her hands and lays on the SUV. J looks at me and I nod "yes". J goes absolutely ballistic like someone just killed her child right in front of her. She has this deafening shrill type cry as she screams "NO, NO, NO! Not again." She begins to shake uncontrollably as she puts her head and chest down on the hood of her vehicle. It was awful. And my poor girls are having to witness this scene without having a clue what is going on.

Finally, she calms down and starts talking to me and demanding ultimatums to K, etc. etc. I hated to leave them alone like that for an hour drive home. If K were smart, she would have called her a few days ago, given her a chance to cool off and then went home.

I called to check on them, and J said she was just numb but K was on her own. I know she will calm down and love this baby as she does K's 17 mo. old. It is just going to take time, forgiveness and lots of prayer. I prayed for all of them at the alter this morning. My stomach is still in knots from what I experienced yesterday- which by the way, brought back way too many personal memories that I could have left way behind. I just hope and pray that she knows what she is doing and that God will protect those babies...