Single and 40: Dealing with Disappointment by L. Bishop
(Link): Single and 40: Dealing with Disappointment by L. Bishop
Excerpts:
I am 43, single, never married, and have no kids. That’s me. While those statistics do not define me, sometimes I let them do just that.
….I guess it never hit me that not being married and not having kids would have such a multifaceted emotional impact for me. As I mourn the loss of some childhood dreams, I’m also mourning my inability to fulfill the dreams I think most parents have for their kids: to see them married with kids of their own someday.
Now, I am not asking you to feel sorry for me. I think I speak for many single people when I say, sometimes we just need to be transparent and share some of the disappointment we face at the possibility that marriage may not be in the cards.
There may be times where it stings a little more than others. Please, just listen; don’t try to fix it—just listen and pray.
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