I talk a lot about perspective here at Not So Mommy…  Looking at things in a different light has the potential to completely change your viewpoint.  For example, I decided…

Fourteen years into my journey, I started Not So Mommy…  I thought that I had figured out who I was.  I thought I had a full support system in place. …

I am childless, and I am worthy.  Yes.  Childless and worthy. I was not always able to say this, though… Am I worthy? In fact, during World Childless Week’s first…

You never know true love until you have a child.  Such innocent words, often spoken by new parents to express abundant joy over their little.  How could this sentiment possibly…

The childless not by choice journey is complex, to say the least.  Despite that our tribe has one thing in common—we do not have biological or adopted children of our…

When I first learned of World Childless Week’s “Childlessness and the Arts” theme, I did not think I would be able to participate in this day, at least not as…

When I found out that day 2 of World Childless Week 2018 would be dedicated to letters to our unborn children, I immediately thought about the journal a friend of…

How did my husband and I become childless not by choice?  Well, the short answer is because of infertility.  But honestly, our story is more complicated than that.  For the…

Last week, we talked about the not so helpful joke, “You don’t have kids?!  You’re so lucky!”  Unfortunately, this quip is often followed by “Do you want my kids?!”  Other…

World Childless Week 2018 will be held next week, September 10 – 16.  As I have prepared for this week, I cannot help but think back over the past year…