I struggle with Mother’s Day as a woman who can’t have kids

Dear Abby: I struggle with Mother’s Day as a woman who can’t have kids
I'm 43 years old. Strangers assume that I’m a mother on Mother's Day, and family overcompensates for the fact I’m not one. I haven’t discussed my fertility struggles with anyone because it’s too difficult and painful.
Dear Abby: Every year on Mother’s Day, I struggle
I’m a 43-year-old woman who is unable to have children. As difficult as this is, I have sisters, friends and my own mom who are wonderful mothers, and I look forward to celebrating them on Mother’s Day.
Dear Abby: Childless woman feels the burden of friends, family including her in Mother’s Day celebrations
You are not the only person who encounters this problem every Mother’s Day. You don’t have to convey the message verbally, which might be repetitive as well as
Dear Abby: A child-free button might take the sting out of not celebrating Mother’s Day
You are not the only person who encounters this problem every Mother’s Day. You don’t have to convey the message verbally, which might be repetitive as well as painful for you. Go online and search for buttons that bear the message “Child-Free.
Dear Abby: Infertility makes Mother’s Day an emotional minefield
NEVER MOM IN NEW YORK You are not the only person who encounters this problem every Mother’s Day. You don’t have to convey the message verbally, which might be repetitive as well as painful for you. Go online and search for buttons that bear the message “Child-Free.
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