Comments | shortindiangirl: Minnal

shortindiangirl

Minnal

May 27, 2009 15:17

Another St. Louis mother used the phrase "Our son Wyatt in heaven and our daughter Danika on earth". I like that phrase. The "sonness" of Minnal has been questioned and challenged, seeing that he died shortly before he was born at about 23 weeks of gestation ( Read more... )

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Comments 4

deponti May 27 2009, 21:34:52 UTC

I too loved him as a being, I was surprised at the strength of that love.

WTF?! dakini_bones May 27 2009, 21:44:19 UTC

"The "sonness" of Minnal has been questioned and challenged."
That is just messed up.
No one has the right to decide for you, or judge your choices.
Fig puckers.

Re: WTF?! shortindiangirl May 28 2009, 01:59:34 UTC

But everyone has their own opinion, and their own idea of how they would feel if they were in the situation. The thing is that until one is actually in the situation, its hard to tell how one would actually end up feeling. There are advocacy or religious groups that judge everyone regardless of context and place for example ( ... )

inspirethoughts May 28 2009, 17:25:44 UTC

we've long felt that he was indeed our first child.

And he will always be!

I appreciate your courage that you had to face and get thru what you had been! *Hugs*