The path to acceptance of being childless not by choice is not a linear path up. There are many starts and stops along the way. As cliche as it sounds accepting childlessness is the epitome of 2 steps forward and 1 step back, on a…
Feeling of Belonging– We need community. To feel like we are understood by others. It is a human need. It is very easy to feel other’d when you are childless. You matter and your worth is not wrapped up in motherhood. Having friends that can…
We all experience grief at some point in our life. Grief is not a unique experience. Part of the human condition is loving and losing. Grief in the context of a loved one or relationship loss can be expected or it can be sudden. The…
We often think of family as parents with children. For those that are childless not by choice, this definition implies their family is not a real family. We hear parents say that you don’t know “real” love until you have children. Parenthood does not own…