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Please Rewind, Be Kind
How many times do you lie awake at night because you are replaying the events of the day in your head? Are you wishing that you would have done something differently? Said something differently? Are you wishing that there was a rewind button that you could press to go back and change your reaction to something? Maybe you were rude or short with someone because they were inconveniencing your day. Was it a server at a restaurant, a co-worker, a customer, your spouse? Maybe you “flipped the bird” to a car that was driving too slowly when you were late for an appointment. It could be that you mumbled indecencies…
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You’ll Always Be My Baby
That's when it hit me... She isn't going to the baby anymore. The center of my universe is going to have to share the spotlight from now on.
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Dear Fertile Myrtle, Kindly Shut the F*** Up
As you get older there seems to be a series of expectations for your life set by society. It’s as if there is a task list with deadlines to be ticked off as you go. Maybe you are familiar with this list. It reads: Get into a long-term relationship Get engaged Get married Have a kid Have another kid Have one more kid (but only if your first two are of the same sex. If you already have a boy and a girl stop after step 5) Once you have embarked on task #1 the deadlines start. Don’t worry, society will let you know when the deadline a getting close. …
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I Identify as I
Vulnerability is scary. And it takes incredible strength. It's the act of exposing ourselves to possibility of getting hurt or emotionally attacked. However, if one can face their fears and display their imperfections for the world to see then the world has the opportunity to listen and to learn and to grow in knowledge and in compassion.
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About Me | Starting Struggle Shuttle…
I started my first blog when we were going through the adoption process for the first time back in 2017. It was more of a blog for our friends and family to hear about what was going on throughout the process. If you are struggling with infertility yourself...