Sadly, some of the most surprising interactions I have had as a childless woman are in medical facilities who think there are two kinds of women in the world: Those who have given birth and those who will soon. Other than that, the women don’t exist. And it impacts how women take care of themselves….
Every person or couple struggling to have a baby has heard the same advice. In fact, the advice never ends….and it is usually horrible. I am not against getting advice. Help me pick out the color of my couch or the flowers for my front yard. I’d love that. However, I needed a little more space…
In a casual conversation a few days ago, I was talking with someone about careers and laughing about how priorities change. Ten years ago we were climbing the corporate ladder and now we just want to go home and sit in the backyard. How things change! When we were wrapping up he said “I know you’d like…
Single, childless man: Sexy, mysterious, worldly, available, distinguished, desirable. Single, childless woman: Shrew, cat lady, barren, sad, alone. Single, childless woman with a cat: “I feel sorry for her. She must be so lonely.” Single, childless man with a dog: “He’s having so much fun…walking man’s best friend.” When did the cat lady become a…
I know…I know…..Mother’s Day is to be cherished. Yeah. Whatever. Mother’s Day is single handedly the worst day of the year for me and every other person struggling to have a child. Every. Single. Year. I’ve said previously that church is VERY hard. It should be a place for peace…but the place is full of families with children…
We went to the movies over the weekend and one of the main characters died. What the heck!? I was 100% convinced that she’d pop up at the end in a dramatic “taaa daaaaaa” fashion. In fact, the lump in my throat kept growing because I just knew that she’d miraculously reappear. Nope. Didn’t happen. The credits…
For 99% of the week I am unbelievably happy. Great husband, great family, great job, great friends. My family is healthy, we have a roof over our head, we have food to eat and we feel safe everyday. But for that 1% of the week when I am in complete silence and stillness I…ooooooo…..I. Am. Mad. In another post I…
What thing do you want more than anything else in the world (and no….LSU beating Alabama/Saban crying can’t be the thing). Imagine you want this thing (let’s say its a lamp…bad example, I know….but I need a thing) so much that you’d experience financial, emotional and physical pain until you were financially, emotionally and physically bankrupt trying…
Years ago I saw a documentary about people who believed they had come into contact with an alien life form. They were convinced that they had either seen an actual alien or had been abducted. The documentary followed an interviewer over the span of several years with one intent; to show that aliens existed and that we are…
GUEST POST – Childless & Childfree – Two Peas in the Same Stigmatized Pod
Below is our first guest post written by an incredible author….. Grab a glass of wine, sit back…and read a different perspective. In her own words: I have worked with Sandy for several years, and anyone who knows anything about her will know she is one kick-ass party planner. I’m sure she has planned her…
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