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“That” Girl

Guest Post by Meagan G. I am THAT girl your warn your daughters about. "Don't be like Meagan and get pregnant during … Read More »

Lessons in Healing

By Melissa Miles Carter

I am a stepmother and mother of a daughter who died of SIDS in 2003, and had an ectopic pregnancy in 2004. I have also … Read More »

FRAGILE: Handle With Care

By Jessy M.

As I’m sure is common, I wear some labels that my family of origin imparted on me. These were not the silly labels of a … Read More »

This Year

By Ashley Rittman

December can feel like such a colossal failure when you're trying to start a family. You begin the year hoping that by … Read More »

Feigning In/Fertility

By Ashley Rittman

In 2005, after miscarrying a very spontaneous pregnancy, I was told my ovaries suck. The medical term is Poly-cystic Ovarian … Read More »

Trusting Your Inner Compass

By Kirsten Karchmer

There’s an old proverb: "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." But what if physically taking even that … Read More »

St. Patrick's Day will never be the same for me.It's not like I roam the streets of Boston half-drunk or anything, quite the contrary: I deliberately avoid the nightlife scene on March 17th. When you work in higher education and your school just … Read More »

Remembering 8 Years Ago Today

Sep. 11, 2009

(This blog is dangerously beginning to teeter on normal, non-themed journaling, but indulge me as I diverge from the IF realm for a bit...)Over the course of the morning I've been engaging with colleagues and students about their memories of Sept. … Read More »

What IF: Three Years Later

Apr. 22, 2013

This was me three years ago: I's funny to go back and watch this video, to think about all the things that are different in my life now. The fact that we own a home instead of living in student housing where this was filmed. The three pairs of … Read More »

Our Cycle is Needling Away at Me

Jun. 1, 2012

I realize I kind of fell off the radar this week. It's been a weird week, for a variety of reasons. It's been ungodly hot and we only just put in the AC two nights ago. I've been battling migraines. And I've been coming to the realization that … Read More »

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