I cannot comprehend the fact my daughter-in-law will not allow me to be part of this joyful time.
My only son is expecting his first child in early July. I have been recently told by my son that his wife does not want anyone at the hospital, except for my son.
Try not to put all of your emotional expectations on this hospital visit. Your daughter-in-law is not specifically excluding you. Notably, her parents are also not on the invite list. This is how your son and daughter-in-law have chosen to navigate this transition, which is also exciting and nerve-wracking for them.
I share a community with this person, and we are in a large chat group in another messaging app, so I could get in touch with her through that app. I’m reminded of a quote from a book titled “IRL: Finding Our Real Selves in a Digital World” by Chris Stedman. “Social media is a kind of fun-house mirror of society, in that it warps some things and reveals others, which makes it confusing to navigate but also fertile ground for the work of trying to better understand ourselves and the world around us.”
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