“Excuse me Ma’am: You were 4 and a half months pregnant and just miscarried into the toilet. What are you gonna do now?” “I’m going to Disneyland!”
Really? I know it’s the happiest place on Earth and maybe you want to be distracted from the devastation that just occurred the day before…but Disneyland? Personally, I would retreat to a quiet place and mourn the loss of my little darling that almost was especially if my doctor told me most of my adult life that I’d never have children of my own. But that’s me. I’d be a wreck strolling through Disneyland surrounded by other people’s happy little children because all I would do was think about my baby never experiencing Disneyland with me.
I’m sure we all react differently to tragic events. How many people thought after 9/11, “Let’s make a baby, Honey. Seeing all that death and destruction has put me in the mood to pro-create.” And thus we had the second baby boom. So, I’m not upset that the woman went to Disneyland just after losing her baby. I’m just surprised that she was able to do so and enjoy it.
Really? I know it’s the happiest place on Earth and maybe you want to be distracted from the devastation that just occurred the day before…but Disneyland? Personally, I would retreat to a quiet place and mourn the loss of my little darling that almost was especially if my doctor told me most of my adult life that I’d never have children of my own. But that’s me. I’d be a wreck strolling through Disneyland surrounded by other people’s happy little children because all I would do was think about my baby never experiencing Disneyland with me.
I’m sure we all react differently to tragic events. How many people thought after 9/11, “Let’s make a baby, Honey. Seeing all that death and destruction has put me in the mood to pro-create.” And thus we had the second baby boom. So, I’m not upset that the woman went to Disneyland just after losing her baby. I’m just surprised that she was able to do so and enjoy it.
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