adoption

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…

When 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…

SENSITIVE 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A 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…

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…

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…