WOBBLE WARNING: In this blog, I talk about my 18-year infertility/childless journey, including grief, healing, acceptance, embracing, redefining, and more… I believe you will feel empowered by the end. But…
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Finding Joy Despite... StoriesInfertility / ChildlessOur CNBC StoriesOur Pet Parent Life StoriesPlan B
Our Stories 2021: The Round-Up
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleWhen I began Not So Mommy… in 2017, I knew I wanted to allow others the opportunity to share their stories. Over the past four years, fabulous ones have been…
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Infertility / ChildlessPlan BUniquely Me
On Being Childless & Disenfranchised Grief . . .
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleSENSITIVE POST WITH WOBBLE WARNING: This blog discusses a conversation I had in which my childless grief was completely overlooked. This may evoke deep emotion with fellow childless not by…
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As told to Brandi Lytle Several months ago, I checked my email and found a CNBC Story submission in my in-box. I’ve said this before, but it’s worth repeating. I’m…
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As told to Brandi Lytle After posting that I was accepting “Our Stories” for 2021, I received an email from Amber. I am always humbly honored when a fabulous one…
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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…
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Dog MomHost MomInfertility / ChildlessPlan B
On Back to School: Perspectives of Childless Women . . .
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleSENSITIVE 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…
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Dog MomInfertility / ChildlessPlan B
Beyond the Blog: Resources Pages – Infertility, Childless, Childfree, Dog Mom, & More…
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleA huge part of Not So Mommy… is the blog. And I am extremely grateful to every fabulous one who takes time to read the weekly blogs I publish. But…
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Infertility / ChildlessUniquely Me
Our Story: Childless Not By Choice Due to Infertility and More…
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleHow 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…
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Just adopt. I would venture to say that every childless person has heard this not so helpful advice at least once during his/her journey. It seems so simple to those…