I felt stupid

So a friend and his wife are having their third baby. I’m SO excited for them!! His wife made a post on Facebook about how much they needed for this next baby and how overwhelmed she felt by it all. That they needed to get some new things because the other two wore out a lot the stuff they had.

So my husband and I talked about it and we felt so strong about helping them somehow. Just didn’t know exactly. So I messaged them asking what they could really use because we really wanted to help. The message was left on read. No response. They’ve been posting to social media since and still not response.

So I talked to my husband about it and he said to just tell them we’re sorry for overstepping in anyway, it wasn’t our intention and to just say not to worry about it. I felt kind a stupid because I thought it would be a way to lift some stress off of them. Even if it was just diapers or something like that. Can never have too many diapers. 😅

So I messaged and said what my husband said to say. His wife responded and said that they didn’t know what to say to our sweet offer and that’s why they didn’t say anything at all. I understand but they could have just said exactly THAT. Saying nothing was actually more… I don’t know, like rude? I can’t find the right word for it. Maybe not rude but something. If they just replied “no” it wouldn’t have even upset me like a no response does. 😄

Or maybe my husband and I were rude or inconsiderate for even asking?

EDIT TO ADD: I messaged them because it’s been over a week. Should I have waited a month?