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Our Family’s Rainbow Baby — the Best Surprise for This Old Lady

I always imagined having lots of grandchildren, but it wasn’t in the cards

Vera-Marie Landi
Good Vibes Club
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6 min readJun 17, 2024

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The symbolism of a rainbow

A rainbow baby is a name coined for a healthy baby born after losing a baby due to miscarriage, infant loss, stillbirth, or neonatal death. https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/rainbow-baby

After raising two sons 14 years apart in age, the one hope I had was that they would marry and extend our family with friendly daughters-in-law and grandbabies. None of that happened with my first son, so I looked to my younger son to add to the family instead.

I waited patiently for him to give me the ‘daughter’ I never had. Well, he did, but she didn’t warm up to me, not for a long time. Additionally, after they were engaged, she discovered she had fibroids and would probably never give birth.

I’m not ashamed to say that I cried through the night when he told me. Not only will I never have a daughter-in-law to bake with and plan family events with, but I’ll never have grandchildren, either.

This is the end for this lady — my family ends with my kids — I will die without ever knowing grandchildren.

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Vera-Marie Landi
Good Vibes Club

I'm retired, love spending time with family, writing, and working on 3 pubs: 'Dancing My Way Through Life,' 'Digging Up Bones,' and 'Women Who Use Tools.'