Jamie Little
06-19-2006, 03:37 PM
Keiran was our first child and I never know what to say when people ask me if I have any children. I hate saying no and I hate saying yes. I do have a child and I know that, but I know how uncomfortable it makes people when I tell them the story.
It really bothers me. If my parents were deceased and someone asked where they lived and I told them they were no longer alive, I wouldn't make them uncomfortable. If someone asks me if I have kids and I tell them that I had a daughter but she died, people treat me like I am a leper. I have had people practically run away. I want to yell, "I AM NOT CONTAGIOUS!" I don't understand. How can I change this? What can I say to put people at ease but still be true to my daughter?
It really bothers me. If my parents were deceased and someone asked where they lived and I told them they were no longer alive, I wouldn't make them uncomfortable. If someone asks me if I have kids and I tell them that I had a daughter but she died, people treat me like I am a leper. I have had people practically run away. I want to yell, "I AM NOT CONTAGIOUS!" I don't understand. How can I change this? What can I say to put people at ease but still be true to my daughter?