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May 10, 2020 By sandymichelet

Mother’s Day bites. The end.

This post is for those who know and love childless women and couples. Let's face it. Mother's Day can suck. Today may just be a normal day to you....but to many women, it is a nightmare. Yes. Today is Mother's Day. Also known as Crappy Mother's Day to childless women. <== ok, I've never heard anyone call it this....but I am willing to start ...

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January 13, 2019 By sandymichelet

Baby lamp but no baby.

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. -Sir Francis Bacon While randomly shopping in a local antique village 17 years ago, I walked into a room displayed like a nursery. After a while I saw  a small silver lamp with a teapot bottom and a silver lamp shade((cue the theme from 2001 A Space Odyssey)). ...

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November 4, 2018 By sandymichelet

Why Meghan’s pregnancy stings

Some women wait 20 years to get pregnant and it never happens. Meghan Markle waited 60 days. She was pregnant SIXTY days after her wedding. Ouch. Some women wait 60 days just to get a freaking doctor's appointment. We knew it was coming. For a hot minute I wondered what would happen if she couldn't....but, alas, Meghan Markle is pregnant. Before ...

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Hello! I am Sandy from Louisiana. I am childless (it wasn't a choice). This blog explores coming to terms with childlessness, finding our inner strength (it’s still in there!) and how to live a life different from what we dreamed…The heartbreak never goes away. But there is joy. We will find it together. Let’s talk. Dig deeper →

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