All or Nothing

This is my problem with the TTC game. There is no in between, there is no second place. You either win or your lose. And well, I've never been very good at winning. Coming second yes, runner-up maybe, an also-ran or an honourable mention perhaps, but never a first place trophy. And this is what upsets me so much about TTC. You're either pregnant or you're not. You can't be just a little bit pregnant, or slightly pregnant or close to pregnant. In short, in this game it is all or nothing.

There is no glass (should that be uterus?) half-empty or half-full scenario here. It is either joyfully full or woefully empty.

But getting nothing every time you give it your best effort is frustrating. Disheartening. Demoralizing. I feel like I should at least get a commendation rosette or a certificate that acknowledges my taking part. But not in this TTC game. The best we get is some painful cramps and the arrival of AF. Which is the same as every other woman on this planet who has not even entered the race. Shouldn't we get some special recognition that we tried, that we took part even if we didn't reach the TWW finish line with two little pink lines of our own to show for it?

Well I certainly think so. And I think it should appear on special TTC pee sticks. If you get a BFP it should read Congratulations! Finally! It happened! But if you get a BFN it should read Don't Despair! Keep Trying! But go and have a good cry if you need to. Well that would probably be too many words to fit into the little crystal display window.