Being a parent takes a lot of sacrifice. It also takes a lot of courage. I admire people who have children, and my admiration is unbounded for people who have large families and raise those families well.
But it also takes courage to be childless. It takes courage to endure the questions. It takes courage to endure the things that are said about you – both behind your back and to your face. It takes courage to cheerfully ignore the people who tell you that you’re childless because you’re “not relaxing,” and that if you only adopt a child you’ll soon have children of your own.
It takes courage for the women who go out and pursue a career after all attempts at childbearing have failed. It takes courage to stand up on Mother’s Day and take the flower so as not to hurt the feelings of anyone else.
From Meridian Magazine
I think I've always had a lot of courage. I did for many years but I don't anymore. The Lord will try me for as long as I can take it. So I stopped taking it.
And fell apart.
3 comments:
I actually think it takes more courage to be childless.
I hate it when people make stupid comments. Even if they don't understand they can att least keep their mouths shut.
Thank you for your support. Do you have similar experiences? How did you find me?
I do have similar experiences, that's why I klicked to your blogg. I found it att bloggportalen.se.
I think it's important that you write about these experiences that så many seem to ignore. Plus för the rest of us, so that we feel less alone...
But I'm sorry that you are suffering.
I wish you all the best.
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