Being a stepparent is complex. Being a childless-not-by-choice stepparent adds another layer of emotional nuance that often goes unseen. During the 2023 World Childless Week webinar I co-led with superstars Janet Glaze and Cara Galbavi, we explored this unique intersection—where grief, love, and identity collide. As a childless-not-by-choice ...
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 ...
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)). ...
