The Last Words I Wanted to Hear After My Miscarriage

“When are you due?” and other innocuous questions can cause unintended pain

Nikki Kay
Human Parts
Published in
5 min readMay 29, 2019

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II carry my angel babies with me every day; some days they talk to me more than others. Today they’re making a lot of noise.

The question came uninvited, from a woman with whom I’d never spoken, as I sat in the waiting room…

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Nikki Kay
Human Parts

Words everywhere. Fiction, poetry, personal essays about parenting, mental health, and the intersection of the two. messymind.substack.com