tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354761566702250657.post5943433863238385351..comments2024-03-28T09:03:55.988-07:00Comments on Infertile Phoenix: Left BehindInfertile Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11033358612204465661noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354761566702250657.post-6161236456744098362022-06-06T18:10:38.714-07:002022-06-06T18:10:38.714-07:00What a great way to reframe the situation! I love ...What a great way to reframe the situation! I love it -- now you have me thinking about what *I* left behind, rather than how I got left behind by others... loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354761566702250657.post-80615981527488629092022-05-30T17:35:42.973-07:002022-05-30T17:35:42.973-07:00I love this take on it - leaving behind, rather th...I love this take on it - leaving behind, rather than being left behind. It's all about perspective, isn't it? <br /><br />I've written quite a bit about being left behind - or rather, not being left behind, just taking a different path. They might have been posts before your time - the first and my favourite was in 2011! <br /><br />https://nokiddinginnz.blogspot.com/2011/09/feeling-left-behind.html and some others ... <br />https://nokiddinginnz.blogspot.com/search?q=left+behindMalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354761566702250657.post-21800161640909129172022-05-30T13:15:03.051-07:002022-05-30T13:15:03.051-07:00I love that you turned the phrase "left behin...I love that you turned the phrase "left behind" on its head. There's so much agency in being like I LEFT THAT BEHIND. As opposed to I *was* left behind. Powerful! Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354761566702250657.post-65220186986139887692022-05-24T16:45:15.987-07:002022-05-24T16:45:15.987-07:00Dear Phoenix,
Oh, this is good :-)! Because of co...Dear Phoenix,<br /><br />Oh, this is good :-)! Because of course I've felt the same. I felt left behind, too. I STILL didn't have kids, I STILL couldn't join the mommy club... it was hard.<br /><br />But then, as you've said, I left. Not geographically. But I said no to invitations with mainly young mothers who would only have one topic of conversation. It was pure self-protection. Like you, I went back to school and found new goals in life. That was crucial for my healing.<br /><br />I am so glad you feel like you were able to leave some things behind, too.<br /><br />Much love!Elainehttps://www.elaineok.comnoreply@blogger.com