Posted by wendy b. on January 14, 2003, at 21:19:51
In reply to Old and new... » wendy b., posted by Kar on January 14, 2003, at 19:37:56
> Wendy- thanks for the link and for you post from way back then...gives me hope...
> Karen
Dear Karen,I didn't know you were going through the same thing, too. It's quite a decision to have a child or not, under "normal" circumstances, but add in the worries about our illnesses, and a big decision becomes even bigger...
I am a gut-level kind of person -- if you want a child, you should just go ahead, assuming most of the other necessities are in place. Of course the list of "necessities" is different for every woman, and some keep making the list longer, the closer they come to attaining those necessities!
In the end, bringing up my daughter has been the most rewarding thing I could have ever done with my life. "The phone call that never hangs up," as a friend used to say. It's very fulfilling to put someone else's needs before your own, knowing the more you put in, the more they give back. The bonds of love are precious, indeed...
Best of luck in your decision-making,
Wendy
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