I have a love/hate relationship with October. I love it because Halloween is kinda awesome. There's also a barrage of pumpkin spice flavor takes over the grocery stores, and I am basic like that. Most of all, I get the opportunity to share the strength and raw grit of mothers who have experienced loss and are reemerging from the rubble. I read each … [Read more...]
A Note to an Infertile Father to a Hopeful Father
Father’s Day is just like any other weekend day. You get up, you realize all the things that need to be done around the house, you “plan” to do about 17 tasks fully aware that you will likely only complete 2, and you will go to bed with a queasy mixture of accomplishment and frustration. It is awesome to be a guy. (As an aside, when … [Read more...]
Infertility Doesn’t Just “Go Away”
Hi. That’s me, in the corner over there feeling a bit ashamed at my inner most dark twisty feels. Trying to come up with something to say, positive, congratulatory or hell how about I just bring up the weather? The problem is I have a swirling underlying sadness trying to surface. I repress it but I know it’s still there swirling and waiting for … [Read more...]