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My family tree stops with me. The journey from infertility to acceptance in 147 easy steps.

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July 6, 2017 By sandymichelet

Adoption is soooooooooo easy

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 when it came to whether or not adoption was ...

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June 15, 2017 By sandymichelet

Foot in mouth….the moron’s definition of a family

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 to get home to your family....I mean, not your ...

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April 26, 2017 By sandymichelet

LISTEN UP! This movie script bites!

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 started rolling, ...

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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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