After ten years of battling infertility, my husband and I ended where we started—childless.  Two years into trying to accept this fact, I finally met someone who was like me—another childless woman who loves her dog, nieces, and nephews with all her heart.

But surely there had to be more people out there like me.  Surely in this big world, there weren’t just two infertile dog moms living a childless life.  Surely, I wasn’t that different…

So, six months ago, I started Not So Mommy…, with the hopes that I would connect with someone and bring her comfort in knowing there was someone else out there like her…

What I did not expect was to find an entire childless not by choice community ready to connect with me and bring me comfort, showing me that there are most definitely many people out there like me…

The childless not by choice community is a special group indeed.  Many are quiet and reserved out in the world, cautious to tell their stories for fear of judgment.  But in the safety of our group, they say the kindest words, give unwavering support, and always, always, always validate emotions.

After years of feeling different, out of place, not so…, the CNBC community has given me a safe-haven where I can speak freely and confidently, where I can have a bad day without being told that I should be over it by now, where I can joke about the perks of not having kids without being accused of hating children or being selfish.

Yes, the childless not by choice are some of the most compassionate, funny, smart, strong, amazing people that I have ever met!  They are an incredible group with extraordinary talents and a unique perspective about the world.  They fight to become a new person, to live a life they did not expect.  And they do this with a gentle smile through glistening tears, with a heart that is forever mending.  The childless not by choice community is special indeed…

As I think about the remarkable people I have met during the past six months since I began Not So Mommy…, I am once again reminded that there are most certainly bright sides to infertility.  If not for endometriosis and a broken uterus, I never would have met this inspiring childless not by choice community.

So, to you I say (as we often do), I’m so sorry about the circumstances that brought you to our childless group, but I am eternally grateful that you are here, to be my friend…  You are most definitely a good thing!

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