https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:15:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/message-on-flowers#post-2432856 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:15:33 +0000 LBee 2432856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LAZB: That's what I did :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/message-on-flowers#post-2432854 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:14:28 +0000 LAZB 2432854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd go with "Thinking of you xoxo" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/message-on-flowers#post-2432819 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:59:50 +0000 MaryM 2432819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd stick with something simple like "Thinking of you" or "I love you"</p> <p>Sometimes people's efforts to "brighten" or change my perspective aren't appreciated in the hardest moments. Acknowledging her pain would be better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/message-on-flowers#post-2432648 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:36:59 +0000 LBee 2432648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: We've talked at length on the phone (and in person) about it, so it was really more something to brighten her day. I think you are right though - it never hurts to reiterate how sorry I am and that I'm available! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/message-on-flowers#post-2432641 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:34:29 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2432641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think even something like "I know this is a hard time for you, let us know if there is anything we can do". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/message-on-flowers#post-2432639 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:33:42 +0000 erinbaderin 2432639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that it's a bit...I don't know, dismissive? Not that you're intending to be, just that I think that's how I would read it. I would go with more of a sympathy message, something like "I'm really sorry, I'm here if you need me, let me know if there's anything I can do." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/message-on-flowers#post-2432633 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:30:23 +0000 LBee 2432633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of my good friends just did her final IVF transfer and found out that out of the 3 frozen embryos she had left, none made it through dethawing. She is, understandably, devastated. </p> <p>I plan to send flowers, but the message I ran by my husband -- "something to brighten your day" -- he said was too cliche. Any ideas? </p>