I prefer to keep my blog upbeat because general that is how I tend to be. However there are times where a gal just needs an outlet to rant....Today is one of those days.
So with coffee and chocolate at hand (yes, chocolate at 6:30 am) I will write what is bothering me.
Alright, mine isn't this big...but I totally wish it was!!!
My cousin “M” is constantly griping about her child being sick or her child not sleeping. I do sympathize with needing a place to let out frustrations (ahem, I’m doing it here) but at what point is it just too much?
A few days ago her status on facebook said- “Why does being a mother have to suck SO MUCH sometimes?!?!”
Really?!? Being a mother sucks so much? Try being infertile! (I didn't really say that to her.) What I did do was make an effort to be calm, to let it slide. But who am I kidding? I'm an over-thinker. So I am still dwelling on how insensitive that statement was.
It hurt me because I dream of being a mother. I pray there is a way and that God will provide. Being a mother, for me, will NOT suck.
I am not saying I’ll enjoy every last second. I’m not saying that I will have a huge smile on my face when my child poops all over the floor. I’m just saying that because of my struggle I’m going to be thankful for all the little things motherhood brings.
Then another thought came upon me. She has roughly 600 friends on her facebook. Chances are I am not the only one who is struggling with infertility. Who else’s heart broke when reading her status?
I’ll admit at times I have a flair for the dramatics...
But this statement hurt me even more now that I’ve “met” so many wonderful bloggers who struggle with and write about infertility. I can’t believe what some people will say and how truly insensitive their comments can be.
I didn’t say anything to M concerning her status. I haven’t shared my infertility with the extended family and they are all on facebook so I chose to keep my mouth shut.
It feels better already to just air my frustration out via this blog...thank God for this means of expressing myself!!!
Thank you for listening blogger friends! :)
My cousin “M” is constantly griping about her child being sick or her child not sleeping. I do sympathize with needing a place to let out frustrations (ahem, I’m doing it here) but at what point is it just too much?
A few days ago her status on facebook said- “Why does being a mother have to suck SO MUCH sometimes?!?!”
Really?!? Being a mother sucks so much? Try being infertile! (I didn't really say that to her.) What I did do was make an effort to be calm, to let it slide. But who am I kidding? I'm an over-thinker. So I am still dwelling on how insensitive that statement was.
It hurt me because I dream of being a mother. I pray there is a way and that God will provide. Being a mother, for me, will NOT suck.
I am not saying I’ll enjoy every last second. I’m not saying that I will have a huge smile on my face when my child poops all over the floor. I’m just saying that because of my struggle I’m going to be thankful for all the little things motherhood brings.
Then another thought came upon me. She has roughly 600 friends on her facebook. Chances are I am not the only one who is struggling with infertility. Who else’s heart broke when reading her status?
I’ll admit at times I have a flair for the dramatics...
But this statement hurt me even more now that I’ve “met” so many wonderful bloggers who struggle with and write about infertility. I can’t believe what some people will say and how truly insensitive their comments can be.
I didn’t say anything to M concerning her status. I haven’t shared my infertility with the extended family and they are all on facebook so I chose to keep my mouth shut.
It feels better already to just air my frustration out via this blog...thank God for this means of expressing myself!!!
Thank you for listening blogger friends! :)
