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24. My grandmother passed away on September 11, 2000. But I think

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 09:31 AM

Oct 2012

she must have thought about it all her life--or else why would she bring it up in a conversation with my sister about something else, only a couple years before she died?

Also, I know it was a long time ago, but your mother in law, holy cats. But this is pro-life in a nutshell. You are a mother when we say you are and otherwise not.

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Yeah, Ryan. I remember the first ultrasound where we saw a fetal heartbeat too. [View all] Plaid Adder Oct 2012 OP

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Two kids, two ultrasounds gollygee Oct 2012 #3

And it's still pissing me off! Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #4

Wow. Thank you. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #5

Thank you, CaliforniaPeggy! Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #14

A wonderful heartfelt post..... Thank you for sharing. Tennessee Gal Oct 2012 #6

I think it is trisomy-18 that they kept telling us was "incompatible with life." Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #7

Conner is nine years old and a joy to all of us. Tennessee Gal Oct 2012 #8

You are one proud grandma! n/t Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #9

Did it look like a bean??? nt barnabas63 Oct 2012 #10

Actually in the early stages they are vaguely kidney-bean shaped. Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #11

congrats.... barnabas63 Oct 2012 #12

It's OK. The bean thing is pretty mockable. n/t Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #13

Another DUer suggested Ryan meant a "human bean." CrispyQ Oct 2012 #41

Or perhaps Mr. Bean. n/t Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #45

I deal with my loss by knowing it wasn't a full cooked person. Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #15

It is an insult. Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #16

Very well said, but I expect that from you. Bettie Oct 2012 #17

I am so sorry you had to go through all that. Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #18

You're right, it is SO much more common than we think Bettie Oct 2012 #22

My grandmother passed away on September 11, 2000. But I think Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #24

That is so horrible of your MIL, and so typical of a hypocritical anti-choicer. LittlestStar Oct 2012 #52

I also hate how the adbots keep putting ads for maternity clothes on this thread. n/t Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #19

I had a miscarriage in 1993 Robyn66 Oct 2012 #20

You were brave to try again. I am glad it worked out for you. Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #21

I hear you on that Bettie Oct 2012 #23

People use the "lucky" thing about cancer too...which I eventually had to stop getting mad about Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #25

HA I had breast cancer in 2008 and heard that one too! Robyn66 Oct 2012 #26

Oh. Yeah. Because you don't really NEED that part of your body! Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #27

Yes and people who were suprized at how long it took to recover from the mastectomy Robyn66 Oct 2012 #35

@#$@%!!!!! Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #39

Then the drama about reconstruction Robyn66 Oct 2012 #49

Oh, vain my ass. It's a part of your body. Losing any part of your body is horrible. Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #55

Du rec. Nt xchrom Oct 2012 #28

2 children from 5 pregnancies ibleedblue Oct 2012 #29

That is a heartbreaking story. Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #32

So sorry for your losses Bettie Oct 2012 #50

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CalPeggy said what I was thinking, so I will just kick this for you Lucinda Oct 2012 #31

Wonderful OP, Plaid Adder. K&R. ceile Oct 2012 #33

Kicking for all the stories people have told in the replies. n/t Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #34

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Beautifully said. Tree-Hugger Oct 2012 #38

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Thank you, KamaAina! n/t Plaid Adder Oct 2012 #44

They support a potential life instead the living breathing woman standing in front of them. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #43

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This is exactly why grave stones have "birth dates" and "death dates". Conceiving does not make you LittlestStar Oct 2012 #53

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