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What feels like a long time ago, I wrote about my nephews.  (You may want to go back and read that post if you missed it, it sets the stage for today’s thoughts). . Part of me has always hated that I shared these thoughts. A large part of me in fact. On some levels I have felt shameful for having had these feelings towards my youngest nephew.  As I said then,… Read More

Why don’t you just adopt?  These five words used to drive me crazy as people who knew of our miscarriages and losses would often make this suggestion.  If you want kids, why don’t you just adopt?  And now that we are adopting, it still drives me crazy when others who have never adopted make the suggestion, as it if it’s a simple solution. When we were in the thick of recurrent pregnancy… Read More