It’s confession time. I ran out of spoons on Wednesday. Something I haven’t done for a while. I am usually far better at managing them. On Wednesday I wasn’t. So, I didn’t publish a blog Wednesday or play catch up … Continued
Shame is something that I have definitely felt because I have not been able to have children. Do I still feel it now that I am living a Canbace Life? Not sure about that one. I think there is a … Continued
Before I share my response to “You don’t know true love until you’ve had a child” I’d like to explore what love, and by extrapolation true love, really is. Love is hormonal, indeed a number of hormones, (something tangible that … Continued
TRIGGER WARNING: Some people may not consider me to be truly Childless Not By Choice because my 7yr old son, Angus, died 22 yrs ago from the severe disabilities that he had from birth. Since my divorce from Angus’ mother … Continued
I can hardly believe where the last year has gone. It’s only seems like a few weeks ago that Andrew and I were working so hard in the background to help make World Childless Week 2017 the success that it … Continued
In last week’s “Existence can be hard” blog I focused on “never” being a very long time. I explained how by believing that you will “never” heal or find acceptance you are preventing any tiny, unknown seeds of hope that … Continued
When you are in the midst of overwhelming despair and teetering on the brink of the abyss it seems impossible to believe that healing and acceptance is attainable. You KNOW deep down that you will never get over the devastation … Continued
I woke up this morning feeling a little vulnerable. There had been some unpleasantness in my life over the last few days so the sense of my own self-worth has been challenged. I was picking up on negative vibes that … Continued
In last week’s “EXISTENCE can be hard” I wrote about healing being like a snowball. It starts off quite small and may take time and persistence to grow any bigger. Then it reaches a “tipping point” and the momentum takes … Continued
Yesterday I left you at the moment of experiencing my first “WOO HOO HOOO I’m going to be a grannie” announcement. I’m going to continue that blog now as I don’t want the ink to dry too much before completing … Continued