As told to Brandi Lytle As is often the case, I connected with fellow childless warrior, Natascha, via social media.  Soon after joining her closed Facebook group, “Beyond Infertility and…

One of my goals here at Not So Mommy… is to raise awareness about infertility, women’s health issues, and being childless not by choice.  One of the ways I do…

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS THROUGHOUT:  Real, honest, raw talk about what might have been…  I shed numerous tears while writing this post.  Please, do not read if you are…

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS… At the end of September, I visited my family in Oklahoma.  Because of Covid19, I had not seen them in nine months.  That is the…

As told to Brandi Lytle In July, I introduced you to Missy Desiree when she shared her “Finding Joy Despite…” story.  This month, she has graciously offered to share a…

The 4th annual World Childless Week wrapped up yesterday.  Per tradition, the final WCW theme was “Moving Forwards.”  For many (including myself), moving forward means finding “Plan B.”  Discovering this…

In the first “Beyond the Blog” post, I told you about the 75+ infertility, childless, childfree, dog mom, & more… resources linked here at Not So Mommy…  One of those…

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS:  The title may have triggered you already.  If so, I do apologize.  I believe this is an important topic to discuss, however.  I’ll warn you,…

As told to Brandi Lytle SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS:  Real, honest, raw talk about eating disorders, sexual assaults, depression, mental illness, suicide attempts, TTC, childlessness, and more… A fellow…

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS:  Real, honest, raw talk about back-to-school photos from the perspective of someone in the midst of her journey AND from my perspective, as a forever…