Catalyst 36 – Our Secret

We just posted catalyst
thirty-six. It’s Tell us about a time you lied.

Here’s my entry:
I try hard not to lie, but when we found out we were expecting and I was
only four weeks along, I had to keep it a secret for 9 weeks until I got
the OK from the doctor. During that time I was very ill, throwing up
several times a day, which made it that much harder to keep it a secret.
People invited us to dinner parties and lunches and I had to keep lying.
People at work started to wonder why I was sick all the time and my
friends were curious why I dropped off the face of earth. It was the
hardest secret to keep and some of the most difficult weeks of my life.
Now that the cat’s out of the bag, it feels great not to have to lie
anymore.

Journaling Reads:
I am really bad at keeping secrets. Especially when it’s good news. So
when I found out that I was pregnant (It took three tests for me to
believe my own eyes.) and it was only four-weeks, I knew we were going
to have to keep this secret for a long time. And then I got sick. Really
bad nausea meant that our little secret became a collection of lies.
Reasons why I was so tired, why I was unable to eat, why I looked so
white. Eight weeks of lying later, I was finally able to share and it
felt so good to tell everyone. To finally acknowledge you in front of
everyone. Can’t wait to see you, little one.