New Life
"Yesterday my friend from Libya gave birth to her baby, a 7lb 4oz little boy. He is beautiful. For those who haven't read previous entries my friend is a 23 year old girl who is here with her husband who is going to university. I have been tutoring her in English. She is making remarkable progress in a very short time. She has taken an English class at the university so she knows grammer etc. So she and I talk about all kinds of things instead of me having to teach her. She had expressed concern over the fact that she really knew nothing about what went on when one has a baby. Unfortunately, she was in labor for 14 1/2 hours and had a very hard time. But like mothers before her, she survived and now has the reward that is worth all the pain and anguish, her beautiful, healthy baby boy. What a perfect Mother's Day present. Congratulations Ahalm and welcome to the world little Ayoub. May your life be filled with nothing but joy", I whisper.
Are you listening?
posted by Alisa @ 11:08 PM
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2 Comments:
I'm not surprised that she didn't have a clue - they don't bother teaching women about the process of childbirth here in Libya - they don't give them anything for the pain either, just tell them to shut up.
If she comes back here and has a baby she will probably find it all shocking. Thanks for taking the time to be there for her. You really are wonderful.
Oooh yay! Her baby is finally here! How are they both doing? Has she recovered from the labour? Keep us posted on how they are doing! :)
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