This is our love story

Chapter 16:

(Day Six Of Our IVF Treatment)
(Warning suicidal thoughts and depression mentioned in this chapter)

Demi "did that hurt my love", JoJo "no my love", Demi "did baby girl wake up during the night", JoJo "no, not that I know of, I am pretty sure that she stood in the bed for the entire night", Demi "okay. Are you okay", JoJo "this journey is kind of stressing me out. It's taking slightly longer that I thought", Demi "baby this is gonna take time, you know that", JoJo "but I'm so worried", Demi "that's not an emotion you should be feeling especially if you're planning on carrying our child", JoJo "I know my love". Avery "mommy, mommy", Demi "I am gonna start working on making some breakfast for us", JoJo "okay", JoJo went upstairs to Avery's room. JoJo "good morning princess", Avery "good morning mommy, did mama already give you the injection", JoJo "yeah she did", Avery "mommy how is taking injections gonna get you pregnant", JoJo "honey that's something that helps speed the process of being pregnant, and becoming pregnant. See it's a bit more complicated for me and mama to have a child together because we are two women", Avery "but you have me", JoJo "baby me and mama will explain it all to you another time, today is a cleaning day for us. I want you to take off all of your bed sheets and put them on the floor, make sure all of your dirty clothes are in the hamper, take it downstairs when you get a chance. Also you know better please pick up all of the little toys you have sitting around your room. And start fixing your book shelves, they aren't neat at all how they are supposed to be", Avery "okay mommy. Wait mommy", JoJo "yes my love", Avery "can you and mama help me please redo my closet", JoJo "yes, we will start everything after breakfast", Avery "okay", JoJo "start coming down, breakfast is just about done". They had breakfast, and after breakfast they started to do all of the cleaning, starting with the laundry and then fixing and redoing Avery's room. JoJo "Avery I already told you to pick up all of these toys and I'm not gonna sit here and ask you again. Pick up the toys, this room isn't gonna get redone or even fixed to how you want it until you pick up the toys", Avery "I was gonna do it", JoJo "was you really", Avery "yes", JoJo "how you didn't even take your laundry bin downstairs and still didn't take the sheets off of your bed, do it now. Stop what you're  doing, you're supposed to be cleaning not playing, so clean up your toys, I am not gonna tell you again", Avery "okay, I'm doing it. Sheesh", she said lightly under her breath, JoJo "what did you say", Avery "nothing", JoJo "I'm not stupid, what did you say", Avery "I said sheesh because you're being annoying", JoJo "I've had it with your damn attitude little girl, your gonna sit your ass in this room for fifteen minutes since you wanna be disrespectful to me, you can sit down and learn your lesson", Avery "Mommy I'm sorry", JoJo "no you're not because if you were you wouldn't have said all that. You'll stay here until fifteen minutes is up, I will keep the timer on my phone, you wanna have a little attitude and you could sit there and learn your little lesson", JoJo left the room and carried the laundry bin downstairs and put it in the washing machine. Demi "is everything okay, I was in there cleaning and heard yelling", JoJo "Avery's attitude", Demi "what did she do", JoJo "she started talking under her breath because I told her repeatedly to pick up her toys and she didn't even take the blankets and sheets off of her bed. So I was a bit heated but I didn't necessarily yell, and she started being disrespectful so I told her to stay on time out for fifteen minutes and she better learn her lesson", Demi "her little attitude is always changing", JoJo "I know that and she can't be doing that. The more she starts being disrespectful and having a little attitude the more she's gonna be in trouble for her behavior", Demi "I know that", the washing machine beeped, Demi "that's the first load done already", JoJo "yeah", JoJo put the wet clothes in the dryer and put another load in the washer. Demi "is she in her room", JoJo "yeah", Demi "I'm gonna talk to her", JoJo "okay", Demi went up to Avery's room, Avery was in the corner crying. Demi "baby girl why did you get upset at mommy? She legitimately asked you to do something that you were supposed to do because she told you so, and what did you do, instead of saying okay mommy I'll get it done. You got upset and talked under your breath to her, honey I get it sometimes it could be frustrating and annoying but you are never to raise your voice at me or her, or to disrespect either one of us because that's not okay", Avery "I didn't mean to be rude to her", Demi "it's not the first time, and it has to be the last, you can't ever be rude or come out disrespectful to one of us because we are your parents and we are here to take care of you. Get that into your head, your the best thing that's ever happened to us, so please just listen", Avery "I'm so sorry mama", Demi "it's okay baby", she said hugging her daughter. Demi "now go downstairs and apologize to mommy", Avery "okay", Avery went downstairs, JoJo "did you like getting put in timeout", Avery "no, I'm sorry mommy", she said to break down hysterically, JoJo "come here, mommy's not mad at you, I'm just disappointed in you because you should know better", Avery "I know and I won't do it again", JoJo "I hope you mean that sweetie", Avery "I do mean it mommy", JoJo "okay, if that's the case go and get me those sheets and blankets on your floor and put your toys away in the bins", Avery "okay, I'm gonna do the toys first mommy", JoJo "okay honey", they continued to clean. Halfway through the day, JoJo felt sick to her stomach and didn't know what was causing it but they kept cleaning. JoJo "babe is Avery in her room", Demi "I'm not sure", JoJo "I'm gonna go check because it's way too quiet", Demi "okay", JoJo went upstairs to their daughter's room, JoJo "honey are you okay", Avery "not really", JoJo "what's going on, you were doing so good and then I realized that you were up here doing nothing", Avery showed her mom the iPad, JoJo "what the fuck is this. Babe get up here right now", Avery had been so frightened and so scared she refused to tell Demi and JoJo what was going on. Demi "what's up babe", JoJo "so now that her best friend is literally gone, she's become the new target of this bullying crap. They are legitimately signing a petition telling our daughter she should unalive herself", Demi got taken back from the news, JoJo "are you with me", Demi "I was in middle school and the same thing happened to me", she said as she shedding a few tears. JoJo "baby I'm so sorry. But on a real note what are we gonna do about this", they stared at their daughter who couldn't stop crying. JoJo picked her up and held her, JoJo "I don't get it, who could such a harmful thing, this is disgusting. She's a baby and she's being told to kill herself", Demi "we have to call the school and let them know about this asap, this is not okay and I'm not okay", JoJo "me either", JoJo stood in the room with their daughter, trying to put her to sleep as Demi left the room to call the school to inform them on the matter. Demi "hello, um is this the principal of the middle school speaking", "yes this is the principal speaking. Who am i speaking to, if you don't mind me asking", Demi "my name is Demi Lovato, I'm calling about my daughter Averie, and a matter that she brought to my attention", "okay, is the matter important", Demi "what's that supposed to mean, aren't you supposed to listen if there's an issue and solve the problem", "yeah, that's correct", Demi "but it doesn't seem like you're doing that. Just being awfully impolite as if I'm taking up too much of your time, lack of ears and people listening is the reason my daughter's best friend is dead. So yes the matter is extremely important", "I'm sorry, I get these calls here and there and they aren't really anything involving me needing to solve something. What is the problem that you would like to discuss with me", Demi "so my daughter has a video that was sent to her, a video containing a petition with middle schoolers signing it, telling her to kill herself and take her life", "did you say that correct, a petition for your daughter to unalive herself", Demi "yeah, that's correct. It seems like my daughter is the new center of attention and the new target of these bullies since they can no longer bully her best friend", "do you know how long this has been going on for", Demi "since the day my daughter lost her best friend, it's been going on and on, back and forth. And no matter how many times my daughter blocks these girls they find a way to get in contact with her. It's to the point where my daughter can't sleep, she needs to sleep in bed with me and my wife. She begs us not to send her to school, and is always asking us why can't it stop. It's deeply putting our daughter in a state she shouldn't be in, asking herself if she worth anything or if she should just end it all. It's utterly disturbing for middle schoolers to be doing this", "these would be the names of the girls that were also bullying her best friend", Demi "that's correct", "okay so I am gonna give those parents a call and see if we can schedule a well needed parent meeting, I don't necessarily think the girls should be present because I want these parents to know what their kids are going to other students", Demi "okay, when can this meeting be arranged", "that meeting will be arranged for tomorrow, would that work for you and your wife", Demi "yeah, that should work", "thank you for calling to inform me about the situation", Demi "no problem", Demi hung up the phone just as JoJo came down the stairs. Demi "is she sleeping", JoJo "she didn't wanna go to sleep, she's so hurt. How could kids be doing this", Demi "I don't know but it's absolutely disgusting and I can't stand it, our poor baby is suffering things she shouldn't even be suffering", JoJo "I know. Can you tell me what happened", Demi "what do you mean", JoJo "you know what, you almost broke out in tears when I told you what was going on", Demi "because I experienced the same thing, when I first joined the industry it wasn't easy, school was the worst. They threw my name around all over the school and one day a petition went around, people signing it, telling me to kill myself. I had low self esteem, low self worth, I hated myself, I always thought it was me, that I was the problem but it wasn't me. On top of that I had been forcing myself to puke, that's why I knew when I agreed to do this with you, raising a child, this could potentially be our chance to give her a childhood that she wouldn't forget. But this is just disgusting, I'm so disgusted, so hurt", JoJo "I didn't know that you experienced all of that, and I'm so sorry baby", Demi "it's okay my love", the two of them hugged. The day went on, the two of them kept cleaning and reorganizing here and there until they were finished. They had dinner, Demi and JoJo slept with their daughter in her room not wanting to leave her, they couldn't take their eyes off of her.

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People could be so cruel and so utterly disgusting. I am pretty sure that all of you are aware that baby girl lost her best friend to suicide because of the bad bullying she was suffering from, it seems like our daughter Avery is the newest target/victim. We came to find out that these middle schoolers are going around with a petition, a petition telling our daughter that she should unalive herself. She's legitimately a child, she doesn't even know about that, unfortunately the only reason she does know is because she lost her best friend. We arranged for a parent meeting with the principal to speak about the matter. Please pray for our baby girl, and just pray that things get better because it's not at the moment. -Demi and JoJo 💜