I Am Not A Mother
Can infertile people please have a “special” day, where everyone wishes us a happy infertile day! Yes, today I feel like a negative creep in some ways, in other ways it has been a wonderful, happy day!
All day I have been wished a happy mothers day, and I suffer in silence, well I complain about it out loud to hubby, but I still feel like no one else can see or feel my pain, they don’t.
Why is it that EVERYONE seems to think that every woman is a mother? Can you answer me this? Not that I want to go around screaming I am infertile but I honestly hate this day, year after year. Don’t get me wrong, I always celebrate it and make sure to let my mother know how much I love & appreciate her, but I am left out.
I honestly get angry when people know I don’t have children but still wish me a happy mother’s day because I have dogs and treat them like a family member. HELLO!?! Just because I have dogs and to me they are my “kids”, does still NOT make me a mother!
To anyone who reads this that has children, cherish them and never take one minute with them for granted for you are blessed and lucky!
May 11. 2009 at 19:23
< ![CDATA[Hi RoseAnn,
Mother's Day is a tough day for the IF community. I'm sorry that it was a hard day for you too. Everywhere you go you are reminded that you are not sharing that "motherhood" experience that all the other mothers have.
How are you doing?
x]]>
May 9. 2010 at 17:03
Hi,
I feel your pain. Really. I’ve don’t actually know anyone who feels the way we do on days like this. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, but it’s comforting to know I’m not alone.