Why “Barren” Needs to Be Removed from Our Discourse

Are we still using the word “barren” to describe a woman’s journey through IVF or fertility challenges? Before I started my IVF journey, I went through a battery of tests. The most painful of them…

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We Called Her “BaBa”. Halloween with Foster Children

We called her “BaBa.” That nickname stuck because of her love for the song “Ba Ba Black Sheep,” a tune she hummed with her tiny toddler voice that could make anyone’s heart melt. Halloween was…

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Don’t Call Me “Childless”: Empowering Alternatives to the word “Childless”

I hate the word “childless”. It makes me feel less and not whole. “Childless” weighs on me. To me, it implies that I decided my own fate and that I did not want to have a…

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My Dirty Little Secret – Exposed

I’m nervous. Really scared, actually. Starting this blog is going to expose something I’ve been hiding from almost everyone. Why? Stigma. Not only am I going to reveal my dirty little secret, but I’m also…

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