Taking Ownership of a Childfree Life
Confession: I’m having a harder time with “Celebrity Week” here at Fertility Notes than I thought I would.
Of course, I can rehash the who used IVF and who didn’t and point to some current folks that everyone has their eye one (and the week’s not over, I might). But that info seems tired. Old. Not really helpful.
Unlike this article in the New York Times today.
Which is relevant. Fresh and well-written. Which are some things that can never be taken for granted in an article that discusses infertility or living childfree.
This article happens to star my blogging friend Pamela Jeanne whom many of you may already know from her excellent blog Coming2Terms.
And I think if you get a feature in the NY Times, you count as a celebrity.
Not quite the 15 minutes of fame that Pamela envisioned, she said. But I, for one, am so thankful that a rational piece has been written that counters the assumption that adoption is the natural progression of things after failed infertility treatments:
“It’s not a binary — you either have a child or adopt. It’s not that simple,” she said, recalling the struggles of friends who pursued adoptions.
It is unclear how many women are involuntarily childless. The stigma attached to infertility and living without children pressures many women to remain silent about their struggles, Mrs. Tsigdinos said, adding, “It’s not something you want to drop into conversation at a cocktail party.”
I will be sharing this article with several colleagues. I invite you to go check it out, then visit Pamela and let her know what a great job she did.
What do you think about the article? Let’s talk about it.
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