[denydenydeny]

“Two years later, I’m driving upstate by myself. I look down and think that if I hadn’t had the abortion, there would be a baby seat next to me with a small child in it, resting comfortably, knowing it would always be safe because I was in charge. It might be a girl — I would have liked to have a daughter in the family mix. “

No regrets? Then why is she thinking this? If she had no regrets she would go on with her life as if nothing happened.

My thoughts exactly. It seems to be on her mind quite a bit.

[Sigurdrifta]

Guilt and envy are two of the most powerful emotions we know.

I know several women who had abortions in their 20’s (it was “inconvenient”, “a mistake” etc)

They are now past childbearing age, and I sense in them two emotions: guilt, that they have now realized they did something wrong; and envy, because they see their friends who had all the children they wanted and did not abort any, enjoying their lives with the little ones.

In the end, most of us cannot leave anything past our graves, except our posterity... that is, our children and grandchildren.