23 Days Left of 2009

icon1 Posted by admin in Stories on 12 10th, 2009 | one response

twins

Well, I must be making progress because my cousin finally gave birth to two little twin boys and I didn’t jump out the window. I know this is gutwrenching stuff for most of us going through this process, the joy that we witness in friends and family who are adding little miracles to their families, but there’s no escaping it.

I think the message for me today is hope, sometimes the only thing I really have to hang on to. And if I’m still capable of feeling even just a little bit of joy for someone else, then that’s good enough for me, today.

One Response to “23 Days Left of 2009”

  1. the misfit says:
    December 10, 2009 at 10:54 am

    IFers never give themselves any credit (I’m as guilty of this as the next person). The thing is, we each have to respect the burdens and challenges of our own lives, and try to be good people according to those – not to what some theoretical person ought to do. So I absolutely insist that you go out today and get yourself a latte/hot chocolate/celebratory treat, and just sit there and enjoy it, and recognize that this is a well-deserved reward for NOT jumping out that window, or any of the other horrifying things that occurred to you to do. Because that was an achievement.

    And if you would be so kind, the next time I survive an impossible-for-IFer moment with some modicum of sanity (if that ever happens), will you give my bossy advice back to me?

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