I met five women from right here in Washington who have all dealt with varying levels of infertility.
Every one of them I met initially through this blog.
Meaning; I have officially become one of those people who meets others off the internet.
That may sound weird to some of you. The truth is, a year ago it would have sounded weird to me.
Before I started this blog, I never in a million years believed I could form friendships with people I had met online. The idea sounded preposterous to me. It seemed like a good way to get murdered.
And I honestly felt sorry for those who did it.
Because seriously? What was wrong with them? Why didn’t they have any “real” friends?
It’s funny the lessons life can teach you sometimes. Because I have to admit; I have made some amazing friends online in this last year.
Friends who understand what I’m going through. Friends who have been there too. Friends who get it.
Now, don’t get me wrong. I literally have some of the most incredible "real life" friends a girl could hope for. Women who are amazing and supportive and strong and there… always there.
Women who continuously go out of their way to understand what it is I’m going through.
But the problem is; no matter how hard they try they will never really get it. They are still incredible friends, and I still love them with all my heart and wouldn’t trade them for the world, but… they can’t ever understand.
Not really.
These women last night though? They got it!
And for 4 hours, we sat in my little hotel room and chatted and shared our stories and talked about everything from infertility to crazy college days.
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It was incredible.
I've never sat down and discussed infertility face to face with someone who got it before. I know no one in my real life who has ever been through anything like this.
So to sit in a room with 5 other women who have been on this same path? It was cathartic in a way I cannot even explain.
We didn’t spend much time at all talking about this current cycle (because I really am still in the mode of trying to ignore what may or may not be going on inside my uterus); but we did talk plenty about what the infertility journey has meant to each of us.
And it was amazing.
So thank you Megan, Keely, Alissa, Maranda, and Elizabeth (who doesn’t have a blog – because her job is totally cool and totally not blog-safe!) You honestly all helped to make my last night in Seattle wonderful.
And you totally distracted me from the inner workings of my lady parts!
(P.S. Do you want to cry though? Go to the comments from my last post. I told you all my dad was amazing!)
I’m getting packed up right now and heading to the airport soon. So lots of thanks and love to Seattle.
It’s been real.
But this girl? This girl is ready to head home to Alaska.
And she is bringing her babies with her.
