LJ Idol - Week 19 - Blanket

[monkeysugarmama]

The blanket was a creamy fleece, bordered in satin, with a smiling, sleepy Pooh Bear embroidered on one corner. Unbelievably soft, I ran my finger over the words beneath Pooh. “Goodnight, baby,” it gently whispered. Balling it in my fist, I ground my teeth together and thrust it elbow deep in a black garbage bag.

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Comments

[supremegoddess1]

This made me cry.

[monkeysugarmama]

I cried writing it. Thank you so much for reading.

[spydielives]

*wipes away tears*

[monkeysugarmama]

Thank you, Spydie.

[baxaphobia]

Oh sweetie. This is such a heartbreaking story. I am sorry for your pain and loss. hugs.

[monkeysugarmama]

Thank you for your kind words, Bax.

It's been four years now, so the emotions are certainly not as raw, but that was a very dark time in my life.

[leda_et_al]

Thank you for sharing. It touched an old pain in my own heart . . .

Beautifully written. I am so sorry for your loss and pain. No one should have to suffer through such things.

[monkeysugarmama]

I realized when writing this that there would be readers who had experienced something similar. The thought spurred me to make this as "true" as I could.

Miscarriage is such a common thing...of all the mothers closest to me, only three never lost a baby at some point...but that doesn't make it any less personal or heartbreaking.

Thank you for reading this and *hugs* to you for living with the same sadness.

[boxsofrain]

This must have been a very difficult story to write, but you told it very well. I hope that since you were finally able to write it, it helped you make peace with the situation. Great entry, and I did have to fight some tears reading it.

I know it happened awhile ago, but I am still sending you hugs and I want to say I am sorry for your loss.

[monkeysugarmama]

Thank you, Miss Rain