tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post117338055397013624..comments2023-04-26T10:48:38.547-04:00Comments on Bent Not Broken: I wish it wasn't this hardBentNotBrokenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-47069941001473624752015-09-18T11:10:22.365-04:002015-09-18T11:10:22.365-04:00Same here, saw that on FB and shared it. (((HUGS))...Same here, saw that on FB and shared it. (((HUGS))) And yes, this too, shall pass. Take it one day at a time. Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-71830015840820135422015-09-09T08:27:03.045-04:002015-09-09T08:27:03.045-04:00It isn't fair, and I know you are going throug...It isn't fair, and I know you are going through this same thing right now too. It is definitely the healthy thing to do to acknowledge feelings and feel them, but I just have to be aware enough to not wallow in self-pity for too long. :)BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-56464983972020178892015-09-09T08:24:13.097-04:002015-09-09T08:24:13.097-04:00Thanks, K! It's nice to read about your confi...Thanks, K! It's nice to read about your confidence in me when my own self-confidence is wavering a bit.BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-34031970395489660652015-09-09T08:23:09.467-04:002015-09-09T08:23:09.467-04:00Wow! That must have been hard because it was so u...Wow! That must have been hard because it was so unexpected. You wrote a post back in January that really spoke to me about "it gets better" I've gone back to it so many times because I guess I just need to read a candid story about getting through it and awesomeness afterwards. Because even though it's hard right now, I will get through this and it will get better! (Unfortunately my bookmark of the post disappeared so I had to search for it-thanks, Google!)BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-24307312707862394122015-09-09T08:16:23.897-04:002015-09-09T08:16:23.897-04:00Thanks, Pamela! It is hard but I know that dealin...Thanks, Pamela! It is hard but I know that dealing with the hard now will make it better in the long run. But gosh it sucks! BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-2653662861453027542015-09-09T08:12:03.579-04:002015-09-09T08:12:03.579-04:00You are most welcome! How have you been?You are most welcome! How have you been?BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-43678878081740495432015-09-09T08:11:46.527-04:002015-09-09T08:11:46.527-04:00It is the unexpected ones that are so hard! The o...It is the unexpected ones that are so hard! The others I can anticipate and prepare for. I totally get how something seemingly innocent can stick in your mind for days....it's hard.<br /><br />It'll be close, but by the time this pregnancy is over, all three of my sisters will have given birth in one calendar year (or just a tad bit over) and I will have had at least one sister pregnant for 22 consecutive months. Feeling left out has never been so prevalent. BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-88696038457214440132015-09-09T06:59:06.623-04:002015-09-09T06:59:06.623-04:00Thank you for sharing that response. It is a very ...Thank you for sharing that response. It is a very appropriate way to describe grief and it is a very poignant description too. <br /><br />I think we should allow ourselves to have that pity party, get it out of our system until the next time it comes around because it will but it's okay. It's the moments between these feelings that let us live and carve our own slice of happiness.<br /><br />It is hard watching siblings go on to have children when you can't. It's not fair. Sending you hugs and we're all here for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-88429783710612515472015-09-08T23:52:40.681-04:002015-09-08T23:52:40.681-04:00You are not alone. And yes, you will survive. You ...You are not alone. And yes, you will survive. You are a fighter.<br />Hugs across the Atlantic.Klarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028863974858724867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-33398510367550851242015-09-08T22:52:55.379-04:002015-09-08T22:52:55.379-04:00I also saw this on Fb, and thought how good it was...I also saw this on Fb, and thought how good it was. My sister - who we had all thought wasn't going to have children - announced her pregnancy five years after I stopped trying to conceive. It was a shock. That black cloud followed me around for a long time - and manifested itself in different ways, ways that I didn't recognise until much later. Just when we think we are doing okay, wham, something hits us, and we feel as if we're about to fall out of the boat, even if the waves were previously gentle.Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-4535367950665965982015-09-08T21:02:02.774-04:002015-09-08T21:02:02.774-04:00Thanks for sharing this grief depiction. Spot on. ...Thanks for sharing this grief depiction. Spot on. I totally get your inexplicable feelings and black cloud. Grief is a fickle thing. So sorry this is so hard...Pamela T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11474998003921896431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-66135079214019859762015-09-08T21:00:24.193-04:002015-09-08T21:00:24.193-04:00That's beautiful. Thank you for sharing it.That's beautiful. Thank you for sharing it. Savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-10555770889758695112015-09-08T20:44:15.782-04:002015-09-08T20:44:15.782-04:00I just saw this in my feed the other day and agree...I just saw this in my feed the other day and agreed that it was a beautiful description - especially the part about waves hitting when you might not expect it. I'll think I'm doing OK and then something random happens and I end up in a puddle. There are the obvious triggers, but I'm always surprised by the unexpected ones. For example, a good friend posted a picture of her 6 month old in a t-shirt we gave her the other day and I couldn't stop thinking about it for a few days. <br /><br />I can only imagine what it must be like to have all your sisters have babies. Sounds totally normal that this would hit you hard. It is hard to be left out of this parenting thing. Sending you big hugs. 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