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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…

Wobble Warning:  As the title suggests, I am discussing the Bible verse, “Be fruitful and multiply,” as well as the Pope’s recent comments about childlessness.  Because of this, there is…

SENSITIVE POST WITH A WOBBLE WARNING:  In this post, I talk about memories and grief and mortality and aging without children and infertility, all from the perspective of a childless…

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…

POSSIBLE TRIGGERS: Open and honest discussion about infertility, childlessness, grief, holidays, perspectives, and more… Infertility and childlessness affect men, too.  In fact, research shows that 30% of infertility is due…

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS:  Discussion of infertility battle, letting go, grief, Dad’s Day, and more…  If you are feeling particularly vulnerable, you may not want to read.  I shed…

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS:  In this post, I talk openly and honestly about a piece of furniture that was supposed to be used in our nursery.  There is detailed…

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS… Ultimately, I pray this post leaves you empowered and uplifted.  But the road to get there is likely to be bumpy, with some pain and…

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…