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Whiny Wednesday: When We Were Kids

October 4, 2017

An old school friend recently posted a photo of her son going off to college.

It got my attention because the “kids” weren’t much younger than my friend and her now-husband were when I first met them, and, as the boy looks like his father, the photo reminded me of them and how flipping long it’s been since I was in school.

It also caused a pang of sadness for another experience I won’t get to have. I won’t get to send my teen off to college or take a photo of him and realize he’s a carbon copy of his dad.

It’s Whiny Wednesday, and today I’m feeling whiny about what will never be. How about you?

Filed Under: Childless Not By Choice, Children, Family and Friends, Whiny Wednesdays Tagged With: childless not by choice, fb, high school friends, school memories, sending child to prom, whiny wednesday

Comments

  1. Jenn says

    October 4, 2017 at 6:46 am

    Our last couple friend without kids is pregnant. My husband is annoyed I won’t go to the gender reveal (I legit have to work that day, but wouldn’t be going if I was off). I keep a personal rule of no gender reveals or baby showers. I send a gift for the shower and that’s it. I had a baby shower planned before losing my twins so it’s too painful to go to one.

  2. Analia says

    October 4, 2017 at 9:19 am

    I apologize about my previous post. Something happen to the computer.

    I was saying that “I will not have anybody to pass recipes that I received from my grandmother; or somebody who will look like me or those stretch marks from pregnancy !
    I am praying for all of us !

    • Irene says

      October 4, 2017 at 2:08 pm

      Thank you Analia for praying for us .. I keep you and everyone on here in my prayers daily as well.

  3. Irene says

    October 4, 2017 at 2:08 pm

    It hurts when they post side by side comparisons of how they looked as a baby/child next to how their baby/child looks now .. I wish i had that experience to see if my child looks like me or my husband .. sigh .. so many things.

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