Comment on Infertility by Bardic-Tales
Reading your piece really made me rethink my own anger and frustration at being a 28 year old, childless wife to a 39 year old man. I am not infertile (that I know of) and the truth is we just haven't... tried. But with so many people around us having children, and family wondering and asking why we adopted puppies instead of having babies, it has been difficult to ignore that gut feeling that maybe I will never be a mother.
I'm so glad I read this. A few weeks ago I began thinking that maybe I would start telling people I just can't have children because I thought it would make them uncomfortable enough to stop asking. But lying about it doesn't change anything and now getting the perspective of someone who actually can't has changed my perspective on my own situation.
So thank you so much for sharing such a personal experience and deeply personal issue with the world. It is provoking but also just a beautifully written piece of art. And congrats on the well-deserved DD.
I'm so glad I read this. A few weeks ago I began thinking that maybe I would start telling people I just can't have children because I thought it would make them uncomfortable enough to stop asking. But lying about it doesn't change anything and now getting the perspective of someone who actually can't has changed my perspective on my own situation.
So thank you so much for sharing such a personal experience and deeply personal issue with the world. It is provoking but also just a beautifully written piece of art. And congrats on the well-deserved DD.