Infertility Survivors Finally Heard
Have you noticed the way infertile women are routinely portrayed as one-dimensional, downright pitiful creatures in TV and film? It doesn’t matter what era the story takes place in. Swap out the costumes and look beyond the hair and makeup and the character is always the same distraught, hapless woman. Take a recent episode of…
The political season is (thankfully) at an end. I’ve gnashed my teeth more than once listening to candidates — from both political parties — proclaim their fitness for office by invoking their mystical “mom” powers. Enough already, please, with the “Mama Grizzlies,” “As a Moms” or those relying on “mom instincts.” (By the way,…
Spring is almost here! What does that mean for you? Me? I’m counting the days until we leave for Ireland where the hills are always gloriously green. (Yes, there will be rain so I’ve picked up a new water-repellent, hooded jacket to keep me from getting soaked to the skin). Most of all I’m looking…