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In fact, Hallmark DOES NOT have a card for everything
Summers of my youth were filled with sunny, sticky hot days, swimming parties, bike rides, and friends. Houston weather, relentlessly suppressing, choked your lungs with moisture. Us kids would ride around, ignoring the heat, to each other’s houses like mormons on mission. We would bike everywhere, arriving sweaty, sticky, and breathless ready to play and repeat the entire process.
This summer, as an adult, I’m able to re-live that experience. Or, at least in my own way, reminisce about it.
One of my best friends lives 3.6 miles away. I’ve always been fortunate to have friends near, but this is especially helpful when shit goes down for a dear friend. It’s nice to be able to be close, to have the option of hopping on my bike on my lunch break and literally riding to my friend’s house in 15 minutes or so, just like I did as a child.
Even if those are a hard, hilly, hot, sweaty, sticky fifteen minutes. (This is where I say, “That’s what she said.”) (And you all laugh.)
*Wobly 55 second clip of the process. minus the part where I stopped to fix my pedal or where I walked my bike up a huge-ass hill. Dudes. It’s a fucking big hill, don’t judge.
I wanted to get my friend something that says, “I’m sorry your body is an asshole and didn’t grow your baby correctly. Fucking babies. Always making their own decisions, anywho. Well, FUCK THE BABIES. Stupid fucking uterus,” but do you know how hard that is to find at Target?
PEOPLE.
There are cards for dead pets and not for dead embryos. What. The. Hell.
I happen to know, from experience, the only thing that really helps during a miscarriage is some kleenex, chocolate, and alcohol. And maybe a lovely smutty magazine or two.
So that’s what I got. The miscarriage basket.
I made my own card, though, because Hallmark is well behind the times of “Kick Mother Nature in the crotch and spit on the ground” cards. Seriously, there’s a market for this.
Perhaps I’ll start one.
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You are an awesome friend! I think your card says it best. (BTDT sucks so hard)
You’re a good friend, Flinger
You are a fantastic friend.
Brilliant. Love. Dig the new look, too. Of course IDK how new it is b/c I hardly read any blogs while I was away. But. The blog, it looks awesome.
Fucking brilliant. You are awesome.
We would all be so lucky to have a friend like you!!!
Loter needs to link up to the pads I sent her after her 2nd mc.
You are an awesome friend! And Hallmark? They need to get their shit together.
Best basket ever. You are awesome.
Wow! You are an awesome friend! Everyone should have their own Mrs. Flinger!
Great idea! Hallmark can suck it. Nice work on the card’s envelope.
Bless you, friend.
This is wonderful.
Steph
I love you so hard that I Live You.
xoxoxoxoxo
Thank you so, so much.
Okay Warrior and I are DYING laughing at your video. DYING. Luff.
You are an amazing friend.
Awesome. No other words. Just awe.
luff this. also, what is the music on the video? i think i need it.
Totally awesome all around. And I’m glad to see you wear a helmet on your bike! Even if you have to walk it sometimes.
You are an awesome friend. Hallmark has failed me in all my recent card needs.
You know, there are some occasions where the words of some random person in some random office whose job it is to ‘create sentiment’ just aren’t appropriate anyway. A miscarriage is not a time for someone else’s idea of how to sympathize. YOU have the words. YOU have the experience. YOU are a superhero, a rock, and a shoulder to cry on.
And I love that you described tabloids as smut. Reason #18452 that Flinger is adored by millions (even if I need to split my personality once or twice to add the “s”.
thanks for sharing.I have a good time.
cards mass produced by a company don’t have any of the love, care and concern that a hug, and just “being there” has. Sometimes there are no words, but there is support and love, and you gave that.
Actually, there *is* a card for miscarriage. (I work at a Hallmark, and have sold it a time or two.)
You rock. I have been down that road twice in a road too, and a friend like you would have made it more bearable.
You are such a good friend. I seriously started crying just thinking about how awesome you are.
That’s the kind of gift basket I can get behind. And the video is fantastic too.
EVERYONE should have you as a friend.
You are tres amazingness.
<3
I’m so glad V has you
This is a fantastic post. You are a good friend. The folks at Hallmark are dumbasses.
There, that is all I got on the subject…
Way better than any Hallmark card could be.
That is the best present and card. I know from experience that people mean well, but don’t know what the hell to do. I only wish I would have received something so thoughtfully awesome.
You’re a great friend. Hug V for me and tell her I love her.
I wish I had you for a friend when I had my miscarriage…at the least, the bottle of tequila would have been very much appreciated…You are awesome, and I think Hallmark would love to hire you to write for their cards…maybe this could be the start of a new division for them!