After a trip to Maine with a close friend, I'm thinking twice about riding in a car with her & always driving myself though this will be inconvenient for traveling distances. We went to her friends' home in ME. The couple made me feel very welcome. Beautiful place! Shared a bathroom with friend. I would let her shower every morning first as the bathroom was adjacent to her bedroom & I was awake most of the times before her but being considerate not to wake her so I let her wake first and shower. Then she could even go downstairs and spend one on one time with her friend, also. We were usually up between 7 & 8 every morning to get going. Only one morning did I go back to bed because I had bad cramps. She knows from past months that I have a bad time of the month; that I can get nauseous from it, too. (Hate the TMI but need your opinion). Anyway-this particular morning was the morning her friend was taking us to her craft class. She had spoken of our mutual friend & the ladies in her class wanted to meet our mutual friend. I was dragging, in pain, a bit gaggy--but managed to get ready. We were about 9 miles from a McDonald's. The craft class was on the way. I had survived several mornings already without breakfast and only coffee they had at the house that I didn't like---but would never be rude & mention it. Anyway--this morning I mentioned wanting to go into town to McDonald's because I didn't feel well & needed something in my stomach to take medicine with. My friend's response? "I don't eat breakfast because I take diet pills". (We eat lunch while out & our hosts' made great dinners but never breakfast!) Well, when we got to the craft class, I thought for sure she'd sympathize and offer me her car to go to McDonald's and get breakfast but never indicated anything. Although I made the best effort to sit there in a craft class & cut quilt square & DID enjoy the local ladies--I felt hurt and a bit angry that my friend would not consider how I felt or even remember how bad I get every month. And she knew this medicine I brought was the only thing that helps me but I needed some food to take it. Anyway--I sat thru this class for 2 hours then we still had to drop her friend off in another town for an appt then come back to McDonald's. 1:30 by then. I was half dead! And besides that, we had arrived there on a Sunday and it wasn't until Thurs afternoon that she asked if I needed anything at the store. (We were leaving in 2 days). Uggg!! I felt trapped & really don't ever want to be without my own car again. I broke my golden rule---and this was by far the worst! The trip was great though! The area beautiful! And I don't want to overshadow it with this negativity...but I can't help it. There's an event coming up about 2 hrs from here where we could stay overnight if we want & I just can't help not wanting to be trapped without my own vehicle & will probably insist I drive myself. :( Never again!!

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