I didn't really intend for this to become a part 1, part 2, part however many more I write thing. But now that I am past the initial anger and today being what it is, I have to write more. My heart still hurts every time I think about who us and the girls are missing here in our family. Especially today. I enjoy Mother's Day. But today is hard. And mostly my thoughts are with those who don't have the babies they so desperately want. Those who have had miscarriages/child loss or infertility and are mothers, but still do not have babies to hug here on earth.
I am blessed in that I have 3 babies here. I have little hands that can give me hugs, but I have friends who don't. I have friends who have struggled and are either mothers of only heaven babies or mothers in heart and desire only. This day is hard for them. Because while the rest of the world sings the praises of those with kids here on earth, those with heaven babies are left to pick up the pieces. We see all the posts on facebook that have happy smiling moms and kids. We see the tributes of "I am so blessed to have my mother and kids". And I am and we are. But my heart is still broken. My heart is still crying for the 3 babies I have lost. And I fully admit that this year may be harder because I am still in the last stages of my miscarriage. My emotions are still right below the surface. I am still fighting the why's. But as you go through this mother's day, remember that there are those mothers walking around who don't have that physical evidence of motherhood. And while there is no reason why you need to hold back your own mother's day celebrations because of them, there is reason to remember them in your celebrations.
If you know a childless mother, give her a hug. Include her in your tributes. Because they deserve to be acknowledged. They have done the hardest mothering job of all. They have mothered and then let go.
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