Growing My Family Blog - You're Not Alone

Let’s talk about home. It’s supposed to be our sanctuary, right? The one place in the world where we can take off the armor we wear all day, exhale a breath we didn’t even realize we were holding, and feel completely, utterly safe. It’s our haven from the storms of the outside world. It’s the soft place to land. But what happens when the storm isn’t outside? What happens when the storm moves in, unpacks its bags, and takes up residence in your living room? What happens when the very journey you are on together, this intense, all-consuming quest for a child, turns your sanctuary into a hot zone? For many of us on the long, hard road of family-building, there comes a point when our home starts to feel… different. The quiet comfort is replaced by a low-humming, electric tension. The easy laughter is replaced by careful, guarded conversations, each word weighed for its potential to trigger a landmine. The space that once felt like a refuge starts to feel like a pressure cooker, with the he...