Comments on Bite by bite eats the elephant....: You're not the only one

One priceless comment I received was "you should b...

2008-02-28T21:50:00.000Z

One priceless comment I received was "you should be getting on with making a new baby"...just days after everything started wrong.

I'm not yet in the league of the proper writer, but would urge you to send it in...it struck a cord with me. Sometimes knowing that you are not the only one is no consolation at all.

Thanks for visiting my blog. Hope to see you again.

Kelly

Thank you so much for your comments. I've chomped ...

2008-02-28T13:51:00.000Z

Thank you so much for your comments.

I've chomped down on the bullet and submitted it (why does submitting always turn my stomach to water?) so fingers crossed.

I think i was feeling rather defensive when I wrote it, JJ. Now that I'm through the initial rawness I seem to be entering the "why me?/It's not fair!!" phase. I started a thread to this effect on a miscarriage form, and was inundated with responses, so I'm really hoping that it does reassure others that they're not the only one.

:-)

It's tight. It oozes emotion and the last two line...

2008-02-25T21:28:00.000Z

It's tight. It oozes emotion and the last two lines are perfect.

Remeber to get it in before the deadline:-)
x

Oh Kate, reading this made me feel all tearful. Wi...

2008-02-25T14:41:00.000Z

Oh Kate, reading this made me feel all tearful. Wish I could give you a hug.
Send it in, it's a moving piece of writing.
xxx

With all the wonderful words in our language, why,...

2008-02-21T15:43:00.000Z

With all the wonderful words in our language, why, sometimes, can we not find the right ones?

I liked this. A little defensive, maybe, but that's your right, and I think demonstrates just how you feel.

JJx