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Fertility Myths and Why They Super-Suck, Series Finale Part 4; ‘You’re Just Not ______’
I was going to expand this series- I was thinking of all the things I could touch on going forward that might be helpful or make others struggling with infertility feel less alone or feel seen. Then I realized what a bold concept that is- and that I badly needed to get over myself; what…
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Fertility Myths and Why They Supersuck, Series Part 3- “You’re Just Not getting Drunk enough!”
This one might annoy me almost as much as the you just need to relax myth does. Neither are helpful but maybe it’s the illogical nature of this particular myth that grates, or the fact that people always suggest it with a sly smile RIGHT BEFORE they say something inappropriate about enjoying my husband and…
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Fertility Myths and Why They Super Suck; Part 2- Oh, Just RELAX and it Will Happen!
I think of all the myths that persist the most fervently, this is the one- why is that? Anybody have a guess? What telling a person suffering from infertility this is called will sound familiar because it is a term repeated a lot lately because this act is so prevalent in the current climate in…
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Infertility Myths and Why They Super Suck Series Part 1; “Just Adopt!”
So, let me start by clearing the air on this post; this is another “not for the rah rah, everybody else’s good fortune equals your own good fortune” type of people. If you are the kind of person who likes to make struggling people feel worse only read further if you’re in the mood to…