giving millions of older women hope

So in the last two weeks I’ve been telling more and more people that we’re expecting a child.  It’s funny the reactions I get from people.  Mostly, they want to know if it is a mistake.  Definitely this is not a mistake - many years ago, after observing a married couple where one half wanted a child and the other half didn’t, I decided adamantly that I would not have a child with someone who did not actively want to have a child with me.  Not that mistakes are bad, certainly not - I know plenty that work out very well.  But I just did my best to be sure that a baby that came into my life had two parents who both wanted it.

So I tell them the story of having to modify the timeline, and being worried that since I am 38 it might take a while to get pregnant. Only one woman expressed a little snarkiness at my getting pregnant the first month - I think she might be trying, and I’m sorry about it.

Only one guy said, “Well, congratulations, I think.”   I learned about two weeks later that he’s splitting up with his wife.

Three women my age said to me, “Well, it looks like there is still hope for me yet.”  Apparently because I am old, and *finally* found someone, and was able to get pregnant, this means that older women don’t have to give up hope.  I’m glad to help them out.

Posted by Marie on March 28th, 2008 under Uncategorized

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