It's a barrage.
The constant asking, probing, wanting to know,
Do you have children?
Read more‘Do you have kids?’ – the ‘unanswerable’ question
‘Have you got kids’, it seems like an easy enough question to answer, doesn’t it.
Read moreSpeaking up: the voices of the involuntary childless
How often do we think about women who may have wanted children but due to circumstances beyond their control were unable to have them?
Read moreAre You Child-Free?
After finally resolving to claim more control over my life, New year’s eve, 2025 found me and my husband going out to a community gala.
Read moreGoats
“Kids? Goats, you mean?” Is what my facetious self would say to that question, if I was feeling feisty, which I rarely am these days because my hopes and dreams have expired.
Read moreThe Things People Say
During my unsuccessful journey to have children, people said and did things that hurt, but I had to remember that they cannot understand what or how it affected me.
Read moreMisunderstood
These are all real comments, questions, statements that have been said to me directly or I’ve overheard indirectly....
Read moreWho deserves to hear my story?
Have you got kids? The question so many childless women and men dread.
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