I survived Mother's Day! It was a nice day spent with family on the beach and in the sunshine. The only part that was hard was when the checkout lady at Cabela's wished my a Happy Mother's Day. She said "If you have kids, I hope you have a great Mother's Day" and I resisted the urge to tell her how I really felt about the comment, and said "I don't have any kids, thanks."
It really goes back to something my mom said to me this morning after seeing a Facebook comment on a picture of one of my friends holding her niece that said "You should have babies!!!" The nice girl who commented has no idea that her and her husband are going through exactly what Mr D. and I are. my mom said that it's all about retraining people to think differently. To be aware that "just having kids" isn't an easy thing for everyone, and the idea that some people can have kids whenever they want and some of us face infertility is heartbreaking. It makes women feel inadequate, ashamed, heartbroken, sad and left out. Why does it happen so easily for some and is so difficult for others. when I sent a text to that same friend apologizing for our friend's comment, and letting her know that girl is pregnant (again) she said "Why can't it be someone else's turn?" Seriously... why can't it be our turn?
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