Dear Abby: I'm 43 years old. Strangers assume that I’m a mother on Mother's Day, and family overcompensates for the fact I’m not one. I haven’t discussed my fertility struggles with anyone because it’s too difficult and painful.
Dear Abby: I'm 43 years old. Strangers assume that I’m a mother on Mother's Day, and family overcompensates for the fact I’m not one. I haven’t discussed my fertility struggles with anyone because it’s too difficult and painful. How do I kindly tell people to leave me alone?
I’m a 43-year-old woman who is unable to have children. As difficult as this is, I have sisters, friends and my own mom who are wonderful mothers, and I look forward to celebrating them on Mother’s Day. However, every year on Mother’s Day, I struggle. Strangers assume that I’m a mother, and family overcompensates for the fact I’m not one. I am told “thank you” and have been given trinkets and flowers at restaurants because strangers assume I’m a mom.
I haven’t discussed my fertility struggles with anyone because it’s too difficult and painful. While I understand and appreciate everyone’s kindness, I’m struggling with how to convey that I’m fine with not being recognized. I feel it’s cruel to have to disclose my medical diagnosis to others in order to be left alone on a holiday that has nothing to do with me. How do I kindly tell people to leave me alone?You are not the only person who encounters this problem every Mother’s Day.
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