My birthday was last week, and my husband and I have been married for almost two years now.

I started a new job teaching at a local school, so I’m still getting to know everyone.

Well, I work with the 9-11 age group and I absolutely love the kids. I let them eat lunch in my room if they want, some days I allow them to stay after school to work on projects.

I have older siblings and they all have their own little ones. My husband and I just hit the 6 month mark trying for our own, and it’s just not happening. I understand that isn’t a long time, but for us to be young and healthy we never thought we’d have issues. My heart breaks for those of you saying you’ve tried for x number of years 😔

At work last week, day after my birthday, one of my co-workers comes up to me.

Her: so do you have any of your own?

Me: no, not yet. Maybe one day 🤷🏽‍♀️

Her: oh, so you want them? Can you just not have any?

Me: (taken aback) uh..well we don’t really know. Maybe not.

Like..why would you ever ask anyone that? I never understood why it was not appropriate to ask women when/if they were going to have babies until this year. But I always knew not to ask if they can or not!

Positive note..we started our foster paperwork last week and we are just going to love on some babies that need it most while we wait ❤️