{"id":9278,"date":"2018-10-01T21:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T02:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metzroth.com\/katie\/?p=9278"},"modified":"2018-10-01T21:03:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T02:03:36","slug":"when-life-gives-you-lemons-just-keep-knitting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metzroth.com\/katie\/?p=9278","title":{"rendered":"When Life gives you Lemons, just keep Knitting"},"content":{"rendered":"

My People,
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It is time for me to interrupt our regularly scheduled knitting to share something The Husband and I have been going through. Three and a half years ago we began trying to have a baby. We\u2019ve since had two miscarriages and a failed cycle of IVF. I do not know if we\u2019ll be parents. I do know we’ll be okay wherever we end up. I know that I would love to be a mom and also know that if Mother Teresa didn\u2019t have kids, it\u2019s good enough for me. Yes, I did just compare myself to a saint.
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This journey taught me many things. First, no matter what, I am enough! Our first loss allowed me to realize I didn’t feel like enough unless I was a mom.
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I\u2019ve grown to love The Husband even more deeply and I didn\u2019t think that was possible.
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It has earned Sydney a special place in my heart. I now understand why people get paw prints tattooed on their bodies. I cannot go down that path or I\u2019ll soon have a Sydney sleeve.
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Most of all, it has given me compassion for others. I now assume that I do not know anyone\u2019s whole story and am far more likely to give them the benefit of the doubt. If you\u2019re going through loss or infertility, please know you are not alone.
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I have not shared before because I could not handle the \u201care you pregnant yet?\u201d or the well meaning advice like, \u201cif you adopt, you\u2019ll get pregnant\u201d. I needed a safe space to talk about knitting and laugh. Thank you for that. Thank you for the joy you continually bring me, my people. I am so thankful for you. There is no darkness that isn\u2019t lightened by laughter with friends. You are my tribe.
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Now I\u2019ve picked myself up, dusted myself off and am ready to roar again! When life gives you lemons, just keep knitting.
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– Katie
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Ps. I\u2019m writing a book about my journey of attempting to choose joy when I felt like shanking something. Subscribe here<\/a> if you\u2019d like to know when I post a new blog and hear about my book…and seriously, Thank you!!!
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