On Monday I met with my Infertility Support Group/RESOLVE and one of the women shared this poem that she had been emailed for that particular day...how convenient! It is just a reminder to those who struggle with infertility how some comments (when people don't think) might upset us, but in the end, just walk away and laugh! People just don't get it sometimes!!!
The Writer's Almanac for April 19, 2010
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You're 37? Don't you think that maybe
It's time you settled down and had a baby?
No wine? Does this mean happy news? I knew it!
Hey, are you sure you two know how to do it?
All Dennis has to do is look at me
And I'm knocked up.
Some things aren't meant to be.
It's sad, but try to see this as God's will.
I've heard that sometimes when you take the Pill--
A friend of mine got pregnant when she stopped
Working so hard.
Why don't you two adopt?
You'll have one of your own then, like my niece.
At work I heard about this herb from Greece--
My sister swears by doing quai. Want to try it?
Forget the high-tech stuff. Just change your diet.
It's true! Too much caffeine can make you sterile.
Yoga is good for that. My cousin Carol-
They have these ceremonies in Peru--
You mind my asking, is it him or you?
Have you tried acupuncture? Meditation?
It's in your head. Relax! Take a vacation
And have some fun.
You think too much.
Stop trying.
Did I say something wrong?
Why are you crying?
Useful Advice by Catherine Tufariello
You're 37? Don't you think that maybe
It's time you settled down and had a baby?
No wine? Does this mean happy news? I knew it!
Hey, are you sure you two know how to do it?
All Dennis has to do is look at me
And I'm knocked up.
Some things aren't meant to be.
It's sad, but try to see this as God's will.
I've heard that sometimes when you take the Pill--
A friend of mine got pregnant when she stopped
Working so hard.
Why don't you two adopt?
You'll have one of your own then, like my niece.
At work I heard about this herb from Greece--
My sister swears by doing quai. Want to try it?
Forget the high-tech stuff. Just change your diet.
It's true! Too much caffeine can make you sterile.
Yoga is good for that. My cousin Carol-
They have these ceremonies in Peru--
You mind my asking, is it him or you?
Have you tried acupuncture? Meditation?
It's in your head. Relax! Take a vacation
And have some fun.
You think too much.
Stop trying.
Did I say something wrong?
Why are you crying?
"Useful Advice" by Catherine Tufariello, from Keeping My Name. (c) Texas
Tech University Press, 2004. Reprinted with permission.
Tech University Press, 2004. Reprinted with permission.
He he he. Its not just isolated to infertility - people have "helpful" advice or assinine comments about EVERYTHING.
ReplyDeleteIt takes a strong person to brush it off!