The other day another one popped up on my Facebook page: a pregnancy announcement. Now while I felt happy for them, it also hurt a little; and the fact that it hurt made me feel even worse. How could I be saddened by this announcement now well over two years into having a baby of my own?

No doubt the person making the announcement had been through their own pain and hard times to even be able make this announcement of a second child on the way. It’s a tough pill to swallow to admit this announcement still makes me sad in a way.

Now this sadness is a lot smoother and duller than the sadness I used to have when my grief was so raw. Back then, seeing an announcement, or getting a invite to a baby shower would send me into immediate tears and despair.

Now my feelings are...

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