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What if Michelle wasn't feeling that excitement? That could cause an emotional riff, don't you think? Kinda like the pressure to be expected to be happy, when maybe she wasn't? She could have felt anger, loss, fear, guilt, etcc...
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DD,
I think this is a very astute observation.
I remember what a terrible time my wife had trying to cope with the loss of a baby, it was unbelievable and I have never felt more helpless in my life as there was nothing I could do to help her other than to be there and to just listen.
I suspect there may have been little listening going on in this case based on JYs actions and subsequent affair. He wasn't there either - California vacation and new job that took him away 3 to 4 days a week. Trip to Denver over their anniversary in October, another trip somewhere in September - he wasn't around much. JMO of course.
FactsareFacts, please accept my very heartfelt condolences for what you have had to deal with. Sending you good thoughts.
Awwww, man, RC, didn't know that about you and your wife. But what you said is so true. The helplessness of watching someone go through the pain of such loss. When there's not much more you can do but be there and just listen, as you so perfectly described. Trying to find the balance between "being there" and not hovering, etc. Knowing what to say, when to say it, or knowing when to be silent, etc. Bless you for being a caring person for her, when I'm sure you had your own thoughts and feelings to be dealt with.
////Just last week, our Agency buried "one of us." He was 29 years old, died on duty due to a traffic accident. Father of 3 daughters under the age of 4 (from what I was told, I never personally met him since he's not in my Region)...and his wife is pregnant with a girl. Certainly, there's enough heartache to go around for everyone involved, but I was also verbalizing my hurt for them to a friend, and just saying I can't imagine what this wife's day of delivery will be like. What should be a joyous time, with her hubby by her side, will be bittersweet at best. Tears of joy mixed with tears of sorrow, I'm sure.////
Although my sharing that was a little OT for a moment, I can picture Michelle feeling somewhat the same. Happy when bringing a new baby into this world, but many thoughts of her son that didn't make it.
Naw, the more I think about it, I don't think her seeing a therapist had anything to do with sex therapy in the traditional sense. I'm going to make a leap and assume it was for something related to marital problems or stresses, or general depression, or something like that. IF there were marital strains of some sort, financial pressure, various emotions of having to deal with the loss of the baby, PLUS being pregnant again, having a toddler at home and working full time...not a big stretch to imagine that she could have been feeling overwhelmed, IMO. Again, not a hard and fast assumption, but JMO until if/when we find out more details. I'm not going off on some wild-azz theory until we have reason to do so.
Good morning, y'all!!!