Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Shout
Sometimes you just need to shout. Open your mouth as wide as you can and scream at the loudest possible decibel until there's no wind left in you and the sound is reduced to a cough and a whimper.
Then you can cry because, despite the shouting, crying is what you actually need to do.
As my sister-in-law keeps saying, it's 2006, this is the United States we're living in, and women aren't supposed to die having babies. Even though we know there were special circumstances - a big heart figuratively but a weak heart literally - what my SIL says smacks of Truth.
The new father suddenly finds himself a single parent to premature newborn twins. If anyone has suggestions for resources that might be useful to him now or in the future, please drop a note in the Comments or e-mail me (remove the spaces: l g o s e @ i n d i a n a . e d u). He's got family and friends and goes to a big church, so emotional and spiritual support nets are in place. At least there's that.
Then you can cry because, despite the shouting, crying is what you actually need to do.
As my sister-in-law keeps saying, it's 2006, this is the United States we're living in, and women aren't supposed to die having babies. Even though we know there were special circumstances - a big heart figuratively but a weak heart literally - what my SIL says smacks of Truth.
The new father suddenly finds himself a single parent to premature newborn twins. If anyone has suggestions for resources that might be useful to him now or in the future, please drop a note in the Comments or e-mail me (remove the spaces: l g o s e @ i n d i a n a . e d u). He's got family and friends and goes to a big church, so emotional and spiritual support nets are in place. At least there's that.
