How do people communicate?
My mother is the one who told me about my sister's baby's Gastroschisis. I've been (of course) reading voraciously to understand it, so I can make intelligent conversation with Daryl when she does feel like talking to me about it.
I wanted to talk about my miscarriage all the time, but it's kind of a "oh I'm sorry" conversation that politely ends there, so I know how rough the difficult things can be. I wonder if she even expected Mom to tell me? I know my mom often passes along things I thought were my business and kept in confidence, so I'm holding off on chattering to Daryl about her new situation directly. Besides, like I said I don't think we're close. I felt like she was bragging to me about her pregnancy, so I wouldn't expect her to want to confide any of her upset feelings to me now.
What I have read is encouraging though. When a baby's internal organs are coming out of its belly, that sounds WAY serious, and of course it is. But it is known and detectible, and there are established treatments. That's good to know.
I wanted to talk about my miscarriage all the time, but it's kind of a "oh I'm sorry" conversation that politely ends there, so I know how rough the difficult things can be. I wonder if she even expected Mom to tell me? I know my mom often passes along things I thought were my business and kept in confidence, so I'm holding off on chattering to Daryl about her new situation directly. Besides, like I said I don't think we're close. I felt like she was bragging to me about her pregnancy, so I wouldn't expect her to want to confide any of her upset feelings to me now.
What I have read is encouraging though. When a baby's internal organs are coming out of its belly, that sounds WAY serious, and of course it is. But it is known and detectible, and there are established treatments. That's good to know.