The unspoken grief of never becoming a grandparent

The unspoken grief of never becoming a grandparent

The Straits Times - Singapore·2024-11-17 16:00

UNITED STATES – Ms Lydia Birk, 56, has held on to her favourite copy of The Velveteen Rabbit since her three children – now in their 20s and 30s – were young.

She loved being a stay-at-home mother, and filled her family’s home with books. She hoped one day to be a “cool” grandma who would share her favourite stories with a new generation.

But none of her children want to have kids. And though that decision is “right for them”, Ms Birk said, it still breaks her heart.

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