Foxy Wine Pocket is a humor blog, but I also write serious stories. Usually, I publish those pieces elsewhere. Today, I’m honored to be at Scary Mommy sharing one such story about explaining miscarriage to my children. I hope you’ll follow me there.
Here’s a snippet to get you started:
The Two Missing Kids: Explaining Miscarriage to Children
My husband, our two kids, and I were at a social gathering this past Mother’s Day when we encountered a family with four children. My 8-year-old son, who is my youngest child, stopped near to them and looked at them longingly. He then pointed them out to me.
“That could have been our family,” he said quietly.
As my chest tightened and I fought back tears, I hugged him and kissed his head. I knew what he meant, but there wasn’t much I could say in response. Because he just doesn’t understand. He doesn’t comprehend that we never would have been a family with four children.
But, in his mind, there are two missing kids in our family. They are the pregnancies that I lost…
Please read the rest of the piece on Scary Mommy. Grab a tissue because this one even made Sarah at est.1975 cry.
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Okay…I’ll go look…but I’m going to destroy my makeup, I am sure….
Thanks for reading and commenting over there too, Michelle. I hope I didn’t ruin your makeup too much. xoxo
I did cry, but it was a cry worth having. A beautiful piece. <3
Thank you. And thank you for reading it for me before it went out. xoxo
Oddly, I got a little dust in my eye the exact moment I read it.
I’ve been suffering from intermittent allergy attacks oddly timed with that piece.
My eyes were red and wet but my heart was full. Full of love, for your sharing and for all of us who have experienced the loss.
Thanks, Hugh. And thank you for reading. I’m sorry for your loss too.
Fantastic work, Foxy. My brother and his wife went through the same thing and I’ve seen this pain first hand. You did a beautiful job on this article and you are clearly a wonderful mother to all four children.
Thank you, Eric. And thank you so much for reading!