As someone who identifies as a “non-bio mom,” I’ve always felt a tension around the term “childless.” The word is loaded, suggesting that a woman without biological children is somehow incomplete. But here’s the thing:…
View PostAre 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…
View PostWe 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…
View PostI recently came across a beautiful and candid message from Tracee Ellis Ross, where she spoke about navigating life as a woman without children. Her words resonated with me so deeply that I felt compelled…
View PostI 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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