Answers On A Postcard Please

[river_rat_grrl]

This is a bit of an over-caffienated epic ramble but I feel like it's all required in order to sit and give myself some perspective on the situation. Or something. Umm. I could probably do with some advice or opinions, I don't gauge social interaction well.

Comments

[lyrstzha]

Okay, for what it's worth, my opinion is wait. In my experience, new mothers tend to yearn for familial connections, even if they were damn pissed at their families before the baby came. It's something to do with being tired and overwhelmed, and wanting your child to feel surrounded by a support structure, I think. My own mother had run away from home and wasn't really speaking to my grandmother, but when labor pain hit, mom got this powerful impulse (as maybe many people do, when they're in pain) to call her mother. Which is to say, I think Annie may handle this herself during/just after the birth. And, in any case, it's hers to handle. You can make someone love you (though it's a lot of time and trouble, often), but you can't really make people love each other. It's hard to watch people you care about burning each other, I know, but ultimately reconciliation is something they have to want for themselves

[river_rat_grrl]

*le sigh* Thank you for chipping in on the incoherency, I'm amazed anyone made it through that ramble! I would try a little graceful meddling but I tend to have the subtlety of a Fantasia Hippo most days