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The All-Important Disclaimer:  Though I did receive a free copy of Daniela Petrova’s novel, “Her Daughter’s Mother,” this is NOT an advertisement, but an honest book review.  I did NOT…

As told to Brandi Lytle SENSITIVE POST… At the end of 2021, Helen Segal, founder of Empowered Childlessness and Creator of “Grieve with Gusto,” contacted me.  She wanted to tell…

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…

SENSITIVE POST WITH WOBBLE WARNING:  As the title suggests, we are talking about one of the dreaded questions…  Are you pregnant?  I speak candidly about my recent response to this. …

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS:  Discussion of infertility, medical treatments, miscarriage, grief, cancer, death, trauma, and more… The All-Important Disclaimer As a thank you for chatting with her about an…

As told to Brandi Lytle As is often the case, I connected with fellow childless warrior, Natascha, via social media.  Soon after joining her closed Facebook group, “Beyond Infertility and…

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS THROUGHOUT:  Real, honest, raw talk about what might have been…  I shed numerous tears while writing this post.  Please, do not read if you are…

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS… At the end of September, I visited my family in Oklahoma.  Because of Covid19, I had not seen them in nine months.  That is the…

SENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS:  The title may have triggered you already.  If so, I do apologize.  I believe this is an important topic to discuss, however.  I’ll warn you,…

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…