Today I received some bad news.

Why did I write that? Most anyone would consider the news to be good.

Mistress took me to the Doctor today. I was the only shrinkee in the waiting room, and everyone was staring at the tiny woman being held by my young college woman. One little girl even asked Mistress if her little dolly (me...eep) would like to play with her. Mistress politely declined, explaining that I was not a doll, but rather just a very small person.

The child's response. "Oooh...okay. But she looks like a little doll!" I've never been more embarrassed, but Mistress was cute when she responded, "Yes, I agree" and planted a huge kiss on my face.

But I digress...the news? The virus has run its course and I am no longer at risk of shrinking. The Doctor was amazed at how small I'd become, insisting that I was in the vast minority of cases. That did not make me feel better….

But this means one very crucial thing: that my family can come back. My husband and my daughter. I know they’ve only been away for a little more than 2 weeks...but those people...that life...it seems completely foreign now. Like a dream from ages ago….

How will my husband react to a wife who is completely dependent upon him? There is very little I can do on my own at this size and it's not for lack of trying! Will he be okay with having to pretty much do everything himself? For having to adapt so much of his life to accommodate a person so small? And what about our more intimate relationship. Does that even exist anymore?

And what about my daughter? That little girl at the doctor's office mistook me for a doll. Is that what I will be to Hallie? No longer mommy, but just a mommy doll?

The alternative...is to stay with Mistress...with Kate. But as much as my heart soars to consider it, I am confronted with the sad reality of what that would mean: abandoning my other life; my family; my husband; my little girl….

Mistress is so kind, holding me tight as I type. She knows how hard this is and, as much as she would like me to stay with her, she says it is my choice.

I need to make a choice.

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