tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post158823682857824809..comments2023-06-16T16:08:23.446+01:00Comments on Edinburgh Housewife: Is It Really All Right to Cry?Mrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-19156695111317490972014-11-15T15:50:47.616+00:002014-11-15T15:50:47.616+00:00Well, no, for most women it probably wouldn't...Well, no, for most women it probably wouldn't be, but I think it could become so. Fortunately for me (in a way) there are lots of never-married older women in my parish, so I definitely know that I am not the only one without children. <br /><br /> Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-70216366059756057412014-11-14T21:17:58.722+00:002014-11-14T21:17:58.722+00:00Thank you for sharing. This post almost made me cr...Thank you for sharing. This post almost made me cry! I've been there too; almost more times than I can count. It's so hard to sit in the pews, completely surrounded by beautiful families. I'm married, and my husband and I are faithful Catholic who would make wonderful parents; so why doesn't God send us a baby? <br /><br />I do try not to let anyone else see me tearing up, and I do try to not blubber away all the time :), but honestly, I don't think that crying because of infertility is self-indulgent. I mean, it can become that, like any other reason to cry, but I think it's something that needs to be mourned. It's a grieving process, for the loss of children and physical motherhood, and I think it has to be worked through, just like any other grief. <br /><br />Anyway, just my two cents! Leahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-72625059442313607782014-11-13T07:25:31.236+00:002014-11-13T07:25:31.236+00:00 I am very glad that I will be having an EF requie... I am very glad that I will be having an EF requiem myself when I go. Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-27900440400744687062014-11-12T23:13:23.431+00:002014-11-12T23:13:23.431+00:00Thank you for humouring my request! I was wonderin...Thank you for humouring my request! I was wondering if you were going to argue that men shouldn't cry at all, but am much relieved that you are against male public crying. I think I would agree on that. I've seen footage from Churchill's funeral and although some men were looking misty, none were crying. <br />I'm a bit of a trigger switched crier, but I'll try to excuse myself quickly if I start. It's just awkward for everyone to be a blubbering mess anywhere but a funeral. Part of the reason I prefer the EF requiems is that they are so much more sober; and it doesn't feel like anyone's trying to extract tears from you. Truthfinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937672867378660928noreply@blogger.com