Quickest way to end a conversation or make it awkward... Someone hearing that you had a child pass away..
This didn't happen today but I read something about how a grieving parents journey is so complicated because we are living the journey of many peoples worst fear.. the fear of losing a child... It's so unnatural.. not how things should be..
I heard today about someone getting their story published (their child was sick).. but then their child past away so the company/ hospital decided to not publish their story because it didn't have that happy ending.. so sometimes our stories are not always publishable because they don't give people hope of a positive ending or when people are meeting you & ask about your children & it gets to a point where they ask specifics (happens to me a lot because I have 5.. "Oh wow.. What ages..?)..
19..12..9.. 8.. & our youngest is in heaven.. "Oh.. Um.. sorry to hear that.."
Awkward silence.. It's not an ending that we picked.. but it's our life & our reality.. yes our child died but our stories are worth hearing.. our stories are pretty remarkable actually.. sad but amazing on so many levels.... .. I do understand both sides though but your moment of being uncomfortable is nothing compared to our lifetime of loss... just wanted to share my thoughts
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