tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668667953725377101.post6671567095817127867..comments2023-02-14T07:29:05.887-05:00Comments on Hope Delayed: A letter to family and friendsLorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03333972592403553177noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668667953725377101.post-90994749481305544812012-01-10T15:15:55.483-05:002012-01-10T15:15:55.483-05:00This is a great letter and I admire your courage i...This is a great letter and I admire your courage in sending it. Adding more of your personal feelings would be nice, like Alissa said, but that didn't jump out at me as lacking when I read it. Good luck. I hear ya on being tired of struggling with this in silence. I get more and more open about it as time goes on.Fieryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477507213781894921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668667953725377101.post-51894881227378447542012-01-10T11:17:49.652-05:002012-01-10T11:17:49.652-05:00Wow...this letter is great! I couldn't have pu...Wow...this letter is great! I couldn't have put it any better. DH and I are still dealing with infertility without saying much to family and friends. Thank you for sharing because when we are ready to share this would be a great way to do it. I think your loved ones will understand a lot better and give you guys the support you need.Caroline F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09773097779794970897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668667953725377101.post-66411216325434365152012-01-07T18:29:18.024-05:002012-01-07T18:29:18.024-05:00You are so brave to do this! I hope you get nothin...You are so brave to do this! I hope you get nothing but love and support from your friends and family like I did when I told. I hope you feel the weight lifted off you!<br /><br />I agree with everyone else, put more of you in it.Emily @ablanket2keephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398858102692984237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668667953725377101.post-71517024499332749942012-01-07T11:02:37.623-05:002012-01-07T11:02:37.623-05:00It is a great letter. I agree with PP that a littl...It is a great letter. I agree with PP that a little more of your feelings would add more connection to your letter. It felt good to come out for me. Hope it does for you too.Her Royal Fabulousnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008723588326617669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668667953725377101.post-10025300188625480442012-01-06T22:42:50.587-05:002012-01-06T22:42:50.587-05:00Beautiful letter. We wrote a similar one to our f...Beautiful letter. We wrote a similar one to our family in November and it was a huge relief actually. It is wonderful now, to have their support and love, where before, they were unaware of what was going on.BWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678105236745432509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668667953725377101.post-11341362524740720182012-01-06T18:50:41.499-05:002012-01-06T18:50:41.499-05:00Very brave!!!! I'm proud of you!Very brave!!!! I'm proud of you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668667953725377101.post-50956423364338085812012-01-06T17:29:36.248-05:002012-01-06T17:29:36.248-05:00I think your letter is a wonderful idea. I haven&#...I think your letter is a wonderful idea. I haven't shared much at all with my family about our struggle, and it is very lonely sometimes. I'm not ready to write a letter like this one, but it seems to have all the bases covered to me. I hope that you get a good response from family and friends.Chickenpighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442755180328605920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668667953725377101.post-59117677421278613252012-01-06T15:59:23.323-05:002012-01-06T15:59:23.323-05:00I agree with what Alissa said. More of your own em...I agree with what Alissa said. More of your own emotions and feelings.<br /><br />Like you, we kept our struggle to ourselves for quite a few years. I finally told me mom and dad (and stepmom). It was nice to be able to talk to my mom, although we didn't talk too much. I know my dad passed our TTC struggles on to my aunts, which in a way was good because there weren't any "so, when is it your turn" type of questions anymore and more of "you're turn will come" (not the greatest, but I know they meant it out of love).<br /><br />In short, what I'm trying to say, is that I think it is a good thing to "come out", if you are ready for it. Hopefully it will only bring you more support, love and understanding.JustHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373768249873098150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668667953725377101.post-44399573103178037702012-01-06T15:20:10.990-05:002012-01-06T15:20:10.990-05:00Good letter. I would suggest putting a little more...Good letter. I would suggest putting a little more of your feelings about your struggle into the letter. How Infertility affects your life and how you see things differently now...<br />I think the information you gave is great, but you seemed just a little detached from the emotion of it. <br />Hopefully this helps and doesn't offend. I think what you are doing is a GOOD thing. We came out to our family and closer friends about a year ago and the support really does help.<br /><br />All the best, AlissaADSchillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13972164121690415796noreply@blogger.com