I was wondering that too! New to site…signed up…but. no one seems to be here! Facebook is much more public. Some people don’t want their entire name out there, along with their postings.
Maybe the FB group can remind people there is a more private forum…i.e. this site! For people who want support, but not so publicly!
I’m so glad to see a post (not many on here but the ones I see are “positive”) that acknowledges the level of pain and emptiness and doesn’t sugar coat it. I feel everything your post said and more. The thing that no one talks about when you’re younger and deciding whether or not to have children is that ALL the milestones are about children: graduations, weddings, holidays, grandchildren. When you’re childless…there are no (or very few) milestones. What to celebrate? Big birthdays? They just remind you that you’re getting older and have no one to look after you later! And who’s going to throw parties? It’s usually the kids that throw parties for the parents when they turn older or have big anniversaries. But the things I hear about constantly are what college are your kids going to…when will they be home for the holidays…when is the wedding?
This is late for Mother’s Day when you posted, but early for the holidays. For all the people without kids or with lacking relationships with their mothers or those whose mothers passed…it’s painful just picking out a card!
And people who say just go to friends houses etc., that doesn’t always work! All those “friends” have their own families! You’re just a plus one to their family!
So I feel your pain!