"The Wilson's make boys." How many times have I heard this statement? My husband is one of three boys. My brother and sister in law have two boys. Our son is a boy.
My other brother in law and his girlfriend are pregnant and they find out the sex of the baby tomorrow. Both of them posted a "what do you think we're having?" type status on Facebook today. And of course one of the comments was "well, the Wilson's make boys so...."
Actually, one Wilson made a girl once. She didn't make it. But she was made and she was very important to me. And every single time someone talks about how the Wilson's only make boys it hurts. I know no one is trying to hurt me, but it hurts nonetheless.
And I feel like when I don't say anything, when I don't stand up for her and say "There WAS a girl, a Wilson made a girl, I MADE A GIRL," I am somehow letting her down. Or dishonoring her little life. Allowing people to ignore her existence.
Hurt. Guilt. Sadness. It doesn't come as often. But it still comes.
I'm going to go take a shower and MY two Wilson boys will come home from the park and the hurt and sadness will fade for now.
I read this back when you first posted it and it broke my heart. I wish people, especially family members, weren't so damn insensitive.
ReplyDeleteHi Alicia! Thank you for your comment. I tried to go and catch up on your blog and couldn't. I'm not sure how to contact you to request being added so I thought I'd try here. Hope you're well.
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