This, too, shall pass. I hope.

Rod's cousin, Erin, and her family moved back up to Mapleton this past week, having been in Palm Desert the past few years. Erin's daughter, Harmony, and Rachel have been extremely close ever since the beginning. They're only 2 years apart. Erin and Trenton made the mass exodus this past weekend. Trenton mentioned that there was one last load that needed to make it back up here, and Rod volunteered to make the mad dash down and back to help them out. Because of my insane school schedule this semester, I asked him to take Rachel so I wouldn't miss any class or work.

Rod just told me about a little thing that happened on the way down.

Rachel was asking exactly what relation Erin's family is to us, and he told her - Erin is Aunt Lynette's daughter, and she's [his] cousin. She then asked, "Will I ever be an aunt?" Rod said that if we have any more kids, then she might be. He told her probably not, though.

He told me that after he said that, she got really quiet. Rod then said he looked in the rearview mirror and saw that she was quietly crying.


As her mom, this is totally devastating to hear. Rod and I only have her. I had one miscarriage and then nothing else happened after that. I know there's a possibility that she could marry someone with a huge family and she can have lots of nieces and nephews from his side, but believe me, I do feel a sense of guilt that she's an only child.