Always a bridesmaid, never a bride has somehow morphed into Always the baby-shower host, never the baby-shower honoree. I’ve been in this battle for about two 1/2 years now. It has had its great triumphs, where I’ve learned a lot about myself and my marriage and my body. It has had its truly awful times where I’ve felt like donating my fallopian tubes to science and calling it quits. [...]
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No Comments Random Thoughts on Infertility It’s complicated! It’s personal and yet not so personal! It’s scary! It is a fight to fill a space that your spirit demands be filled. We need to talk about it, empower ourselves, empower each other … come out the dayum closet! My daughter will know her journey to me, my journey to her, our journey to each other. What I know about my body now, [...]
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No Comments More than just my own distress is the root of this push towards education and advocacy for the plight of infertile African Americans. The true push lies in the fact that I for one believe that we need to be aware of EVERY threat that is up against the black family. If we are already at a loss for true African American parenting and child rearing, then how much farther [...]
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2 Comments So, I’ve always been a big girl. Not necessarily HUGE, but I damn sure wasn’t a cheerleader. Again, this is something that isn’t altogether unheard of in the black community. Our community glorifies big butts and smiles. We talk all the time about down home cooking and grandmama recipes and we proclaim skinny bitches to be evil so that we can feel good about ourselves in our Ashley Stewart/Lane Bryant [...]
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The following was submitted anonymously by a great and loving friend of mine who graciously shared her story with us. Thank you to my special Broken Brown Eggshell! The Waiting Game I am 37 years old, married for 3 years, and we have no children. We have been on the journey towards motherhood for 2 years. I am grateful for my awesome insurance policy… a lot of people complain about [...]
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