If you are a regular here at Not So Mommy…, then you know who Bruna is.  I talk about our exchange daughter often and share about our hosting experience, plus…

When I started Not So Mommy…, I had two major goals.  One, make sure that no one else suffered the isolation of an infertility battle and being childless not by…

I thought that I was past the worst of my grief.  The tears, the wobbles, the heartache was less…  I even had a beautiful May (which is no small feat…

As told to Brandi Lytle I can’t remember exactly when S.K. and I first connected.  We’ve chatted via Skype once, send the occasional email, and have recently connected on Instagram. …

Not too long ago, I posted an image on social media that pronounced, “Every child needs at least one adult who is irrationally crazy about him or her.  That adult…

Trigger Warning:  Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, the grief of infertility… Father’s Day was hard for my hubby and me even before we discovered that we are infertile.  You see, Dane’s…

In April, my hubby and I took a weekend trip to North Carolina to celebrate my 42nd birthday.  One of my requests was to spend some time in nature, walking…

When Kate Kaufmann’s publicist contacted me, asking if I’d like an advance reader copy of Do You Have Kids? Life When the Answer is No, I quickly responded, “Yes!”  When…

As told to Brandi Lytle On the last Monday of each month, I share “Our Stories,” in the form of either a Good Things Story or a CNBC Story from…

Trigger Warning:  Talk of littles and memories, dark days and grief… At the beginning of the month, I challenged us to not simply survive May, but to thrive this month…