Essay on PGAL

[oldbaylover1024]

::: lurker ::: I read that this morning, too! It really spoke to me, especially the part where she comments on the phrase "things happen for a reason," and how it's more like, "this f**king sucks."

Speakin' the truth.

And regarding announcing, that is such a personal choice. I made MH add a line at the top of our FB announcement. I remember the feeling of seeing announcements after our losses, so I felt a TW was appropriate. At first he wasn't on board, but eventually got it. I've seen other announcements include links to similar articles, so if it feels right to you, I say go for it.

[nuggetrn]

I love this article so much. She says so many things that I feel completely and I appreciate how open and honest she is.

I am struggling so much with telling people, and when I do it is always with the disclaimer of please don't make this a big deal. I don't want this to be a big deal. The only people I have told are people that also know about my losses. I don't know how to broach the subject with those who don't know. On one hand I feel like it's an important part of my journey and I want to be in the open about it so that others feel like they can be, or can talk to me about things. But also so they have an understanding of why I feel how I feel. I am just not there yet. Maybe because I am still so uncertain if this is for real this time. I appreciate her first paragraph in which she contemplates never telling anyone, I may just do that