Carol blogs regularly at batteredhope.blogspot.ca. This post was originally featured there. I felt exhausted, standing there. I found myself staring at nothing in particular and yet, at everything around me. Things blurred. It all seemed fuzzy – just like my thoughts. But shock can do that to a person. Moments earlier I held my infant son in …
Carol Graham shares an open letter to her estranged son. Read more from Carol on her blog. You were so tiny. My firstborn. My son. Adopting a baby required an extensive amount of soul searching. There was no doubt. Our prayers were answered when she placed you in my arms. My baby. And yet….you walked away. …
Hélène Tragos Stelian started wondering if there was a “protocol” for talking to women without children, so she had a few of her friends lay down some ground rules. Read more from Hélène on her blog. I had lunch recently with a new friend. In the midst of our “getting to know you” questions, I asked if she had kids. …
What’s it like to being all over again at midlife with not one, but two little boys? Jill Robbins loves it. Read more from Jill on her blog, Ripped Jeans and Bifocals. My husband and I became empty-nesters in 2011. I hate when people say “empty-nesters.” It sounds sad. And old. My daughter moved out. …