tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post1728206177835057488..comments2024-03-29T09:31:53.769+13:00Comments on No Kidding in NZ: No Kidding: Coming Out as ChildlessMalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-88006476311134227952020-11-30T17:22:04.163+13:002020-11-30T17:22:04.163+13:00Well done, Mali. I totally agree and appreciate th...Well done, Mali. I totally agree and appreciate the mention of my blog. Big hugs from far away in Oregon.Sue Fagalde Lickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740379397806418651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-73658093431828011632020-11-04T08:15:43.075+13:002020-11-04T08:15:43.075+13:00"What I do hide, a little, are the emotions a..."What I do hide, a little, are the emotions around it." Yes! This, exactly -- me too. I also like what Jess says above: "I think part of it is I feel less need to justify my life because I am far more comfortable in it now." It's my life, and if others have a problem with it, that's THEIR problem. loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-55655141844965482412020-11-02T20:51:08.768+13:002020-11-02T20:51:08.768+13:00Love this. The choice to share or not is so person...Love this. The choice to share or not is so personal. And no one is owed our stories. I run on the "way too free with my own information" side, but I also find that the farther from the raw wound of my childlessness I get, the less I need to share about it when it comes up. I think part of it is I feel less need to justify my life because I am far more comfortable in it now. It's not the life I imagined, but now it's mine and I choose to embrace it and I will not apologize for it. You remind me of a situation that popped up at school, a post is brewing! I love your thoughts on this "coming out," and what it means to stay "out" from that point forward.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-19319942790377962382020-10-29T23:29:08.579+13:002020-10-29T23:29:08.579+13:00I loved reading this. I am also childless by choic...I loved reading this. I am also childless by choice. There are times I feel if others expect something of me that I am not able to give back as a reply. I get questions and looks but like you said, my childlessness is a part of me. It's not me. And I am still a woman. Parulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933210393492294463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-12185106867554746472020-10-28T08:22:59.481+13:002020-10-28T08:22:59.481+13:00I love this meme! It's so you in all your mult...I love this meme! It's so you in all your multifacted am-ness! And that is the whole point, isn't it? That we all have many facets, not one that defines all.<br /><br />And I love your points about discernment, about having the agency to share or not at each opportunity. So powerful.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.com