Perhaps she told your father first, but most likely she shared that news with another woman, perhaps an older relative. And they rejoiced. You share this mystery with Him. The day that you were born was a day of joyful mystery. Your parents are sitting here this evening and remembering the day of your birth and wondering at how quickly the years have passed.
Adolescence is hard on everyone in a family.
You are no longer a child and you are not yet an adult. And how wonderful that our Lord shared even this experience of adolescence and the painful joy of growing up with us. If you can experience joy and love, you can also experience sorrow. Our ability to love is the measure of our ability to experience heartache and sorrow. It is the measure of our Lord's great love that we glimpse in His Sorrowful Mysteries.