tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post3253549661829893147..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: First the kids, now the grandkids...loribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-30004159683627891622008-11-21T14:02:00.000-05:002008-11-21T14:02:00.000-05:00Ugh. Sometimes I wish it would stop giving. And I ...Ugh. Sometimes I wish it would stop giving. And I totally feel the same way about my knitting hobby ... as if I should be making baby blankets and layettes for my future nonexistent children and grandchildren.Emily (Apron Strings)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09437280207985561846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-61049184575916731282008-11-21T13:04:00.000-05:002008-11-21T13:04:00.000-05:00ugh! i just felt the sucker punch land. seriously....ugh! i just felt the sucker punch land. seriously. <BR/><BR/>if it were me i'd have to find a new hobby, but you are far tougher than i am.Pamela T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11474998003921896431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-45551238028781344122008-11-20T11:08:00.000-05:002008-11-20T11:08:00.000-05:00:( Yes. Yes it does. So sorry, Loribeth.:( Yes. Yes it does. So sorry, Loribeth.c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02933776400434137451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-37412348522900443302008-11-20T02:38:00.000-05:002008-11-20T02:38:00.000-05:00I'm about to give up watching certain cable channe...I'm about to give up watching certain cable channels because I cannot stomach even the commercials for the shows about families with a gozillion children and how wonderful their lives are. Ugh. Wake me up after the holidays are over, please.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12641783472479894858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-44936947342515733252008-11-20T01:57:00.000-05:002008-11-20T01:57:00.000-05:00I am so sorry to hear you had to not only deal wit...I am so sorry to hear you had to not only deal with infertility but lose your precious baby as well. That is so unfair. I'm sorry you have to deal with these comments that can trigger the deep pain you feel.Never forgetting Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791819761431846156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-19008401763812717372008-11-19T17:57:00.000-05:002008-11-19T17:57:00.000-05:00You are so right about the gift that keeps giving....You are so right about the gift that keeps giving. (((Hugs)))<BR/><BR/>I like Alacrity's idea of a "family of two" enclave. I'd gladly sign up for that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-57121596197159390202008-11-19T12:14:00.000-05:002008-11-19T12:14:00.000-05:00Deathstar, you reminded me. My mother has been sic...Deathstar, you reminded me. My mother has been sick & missed two gatherings of her classmates in the past five months. She was told by a girlfriend that, at the second gathering, someone noted her absence & said, "Doesn't she like us anymore?" That SO sounded like something I heard other people say about dh's then-childless cousin's wife, who missed several family gatherings over the years & whom I privately suspected was struggling with infertility. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure Mom WAS sick & didn't miss these gatherings intentionally (that's just not her style, not with this group!) -- but I wonder just how difficult it must be for her, with all the grandchild talk that's bound to be floating around. :(loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-1104659355717831592008-11-19T11:54:00.000-05:002008-11-19T11:54:00.000-05:00Oh, Loribeth. It's just a stab straight to the hea...Oh, Loribeth. It's just a stab straight to the heart. Hugs to you.<BR/><BR/><BR/>(and I think you should go for the 'contact' by the researcher. I think you are well-spoken about these issues, and well-read so that you can represent not only your own personal feelings but also an idea of what others think.)Ya Chunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816837461370619194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-67275566090108023122008-11-19T10:55:00.000-05:002008-11-19T10:55:00.000-05:00I was just talking to my girlfriend about this yes...I was just talking to my girlfriend about this yesterday. My MIL stopped shopping with a friend because the woman kept buying cute little clothes for her grandchildren - she found it too painful.Deathstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03925549983959400448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-26381627687544093652008-11-19T09:55:00.000-05:002008-11-19T09:55:00.000-05:00Yes, that is the kicker. As soon as I make piece ...Yes, that is the kicker. As soon as I make piece with not having children, I will have to do it again with grandchildren.<BR/><BR/>That is why I want to move to a "family of two" enclave. Since that is not possible, the middle of nowhere is looking pretty good...<BR/><BR/>I admire you for keeping up with your interest in scrapbooking. I have pretty much abandoned mine. I actually bought tons of stuff to do something with my wedding memorabilia, and at the same time, couldn't resist some stuff for a baby album. All of it stuffed in a drawer...Alacrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12875591638441877915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-57654629925645592042008-11-18T22:44:00.000-05:002008-11-18T22:44:00.000-05:00OUCH!!! I dread that "continual giving" a lot mys...OUCH!!! I dread that "continual giving" a lot myself.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07923049494756911105noreply@blogger.com