Funny.

Laughing at yourself is important...builds character, right?  Read on.

So, after writing and erasing an email multiple times to a non-profit miscarriage support organization called "Grieve Out Loud", I finally sent it.  It is an organization that, among other things, created a penpal program to link people with similar loss stories. I briefly shared my story and requested 2 simple things of my pen-pal-to-be: 1. Not too religious....I didn't want to hear that God planned this for me...He didn't.  2.  No multiple miscarriage/infant losses....I've had a hard time reading stories of multiple loss, especially when we plan to try again soon. 

Simple requests, right?

Not so much....less than 48 hours later I received an email from the founder stating the number of matches were: ZERO!  Yep, nothin. (Now that's funny...)

Here's a portion of the email I wrote her back (I thought I'd share for a good laugh):

"I'm entertained that I'm the only woman with a 1st time miscarriage that wants a pen-pal.....ggrrreeeattt!  That just figures!  It reminds me of the time (before I met m husband) that I decided to try e-harmony, the online dating site.  I was nervous about venturing to that side of dating, but thought how can a "40-point compatibilty test" be wrong?  I spent the hour answering personality questions and actually stressing that I might answer "wrong" (is that possible?) Well, apparantly it is possible, because when I hit the big "Find Your Matches" button....a big fat goose egg came up. ZERO matches. Yep, nothin.  WTF?"

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On a fantastic note, the founder of "Grieve Out Loud" has now become my new penpal.  Our stories are different, but we are currently in a similar position.  And oddly enough, I had added her personal blog to my "blog list" (after falling upon it about a week ago) and long before I knew who she was or what she "founded".  Small world.