Yesterday I had a convention to go to for work and one of the speakers was a friend of mine who every couple of month here and there as she use to work for the company I work for. I seen her before summer and she had mentioned to me her and her husband were having difficulties having a baby and they were in the process of adopting a baby from Hawaii. She and her husband are Hawaiian and this was wonderful for them. when I chatted up with her yesterday I asked her how everything was going with the baby and she said it fell through. My heart was breaking for her. She seemed great, but deep down you know better.
Had lunch with some friends today I hadn't seen in a really long time. One of them told me she was expecting (17 weeks along). I was so excited for her as her and her husband have been trying for a while from what I gathered. She was beaming and she was so happy as she mentioned this has been a great thing since she has had 3 miscarriages before.
Coming back to the office today and thinking about the past two days, it makes me more grateful for being able to have a normal pregnancy with the minor complications I did have. Being a parent is an amazing thing and an amazing accomplishment. It's so sad that some can have children and some can't. I won't say that I think every woman and man should experience pregnancy and parenthood by any means, but for most people I wish they could.
It baffles me some times when you see some of these drugged out people having children who shouldn't have children and than you see people like my friend who would be a wonderful mother and she either is having trouble getting pregnant or just flat out can't get pregnant.
Being able to get pregnant and have a handsome son, it makes me that much more grateful for what I do have. What an amazing thing it is, and what an amazing accomplishment. I don't think it being a parent gives your life purpose, because life in general is purpose, but it does give you a better sense of understanding life.
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