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Frankly, asking questions about pregnancy and kids to people you don't know just isn't really a good idea, and I don't think anyone should feel obligated to tell the whole truth to people they don't know.
If people ask my aunt and uncle how many kids they have, they say 2, without qualifying it that there are 3 gravesites both painful and precious to them where 3 other of their children lay, 2 infants and a young adult. Because anyone who knows and loves them already knows this information, and anyone who doesn't know and love them, doesn't need to know.
There was more involved here than Munchkin, too. I know this is not your third pregnancy, because there was another between your 2 boys. I cringe to bring that up, but my point is that it's not dishonoring your angel to not feel obligated to bring that up in a casual party-chat amosphere. I don't think staying quiet is dishonoring either of your girls. It's just letting strangers carry on a little with their own misconceptions because your private personal life is not really any of their business. Anyone who knows and loves you knows about Munchkin and your angel and anyone who doesn't, doesn't need to know.
Don't beat yourself up just because other people unknowingly put in you an awkward situation.
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