About this blog

My blog started in 2011 when I was in the thick of trying to get pregnant.

I was frustrated with the unsolicited things people were saying to me when they heard we were trying (and failing) to get pregnant.

Nearly all of these clichés and “reassurances” are anything but reassuring. For me, they we infuriating. And I needed a platform to vent. This blog was that platform.

Alllll the infertility things

As we went through treatment, I blogged about the crappy stuff that goes along with trying, and failing, to get pregnant. Inseminations, pills, stirrups, shots in the ass, shots in the belly, more pills, pregnancy tests, medical procedures, in vitro fertilization… you get the drift.

As my favorite female comedian, Raleigh Weld, once said, “It’s not as easy as unwed teenagers make it look.” Very true.

Now I’m a parent, and we live in cancel culture, so I’m taking down most of the content here, especially the stuff that’s personal and has photos of my kids. Privacy is a thing. But I left the stuff that’s still helping folks out, like the DIY projects!

Fair warning

I’d be remiss if I didn’t include a warning: I’m not the same person now that I was in 2011, when I wrote a lot of this.

Just like an old Disney movie that’s full of outdated cultural depictions, many of these posts are in disagreement with what I think and feel now.

But none of us would want to be judged by how we behaved during our darkest days. So keep that in mind as you read the old stuff, okay?

Thanks for reading!

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