tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post4706510726059291346..comments2024-03-29T09:31:53.769+13:00Comments on No Kidding in NZ: Childless Success Stories Revisited: Our Declaration of IndependenceMalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-78360434573175784502018-06-01T23:50:26.855+12:002018-06-01T23:50:26.855+12:00Thank you Mali - I love this post and the firework...Thank you Mali - I love this post and the firework display says it all.<br />Jane P (UK)- from LWBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-57291470119739220792018-04-16T08:05:15.880+12:002018-04-16T08:05:15.880+12:00Aw, thank you! I think perhaps my latest bout of c...Aw, thank you! I think perhaps my latest bout of crying on the floor of my office says I am a total work in progress (um, yesterday...), but I have been working it! :) Can't do it without mentors out there, hint, hint. <3Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-85487655890765459902018-04-09T14:19:38.705+12:002018-04-09T14:19:38.705+12:00Perfect timing!! I feel like I've read so many...Perfect timing!! I feel like I've read so many stories lately about people going through infertility, but every single story ends with a baby. I've been really frustrated that no one tells my story, the one where you go through infertility and don't get the baby. I love that we are the success stories. Seriously, perfect timing. Thank you. And I love the firework!Infertile Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11033358612204465661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-87394167937339963072018-04-09T07:05:24.677+12:002018-04-09T07:05:24.677+12:00Absolutely agree with you!!! And with Loribeth! Yo...Absolutely agree with you!!! And with Loribeth! Your stories and insights are voices that are desperately needed in a world that still pushes one outcome for a happy ending. I think the reason there’s such resistance is rooted in fear and this idea of quitting equaling failure. Both need to be addressed and the best way is through sharing your stories and insight.Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317873211902543387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-71481902383465115932018-04-08T18:24:17.954+12:002018-04-08T18:24:17.954+12:00Goodness, Jess, you are a complete success, and in...Goodness, Jess, you are a complete success, and in such a relatively short time too!Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-43737317400737618852018-04-08T18:23:28.327+12:002018-04-08T18:23:28.327+12:00Thanks. The link is corrected now.
Glad you like...Thanks. The link is corrected now. <br /><br />Glad you liked the blogger references - once I had mentioned the road less travelled, I got on a roll! <br />Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-72901826117898294342018-04-08T02:09:55.214+12:002018-04-08T02:09:55.214+12:00I LOVE this post, so much. (I went to your archive...I LOVE this post, so much. (I went to your archives to get to "The Real Success Stories," because the link didn't link...) <br /><br />I HATE the word "graduation" with infertility. It really bothers me that there is this sense of moving forward as a parent being the only acceptable option, or at least the only one that is seen as a success. I feel like a success. I feel like getting from the point of being beaten to a bloody pulp emotionally to accepting a life as is and moving forward towards a future that isn't the hell of limbo is every bit as worthy of congratulations as having a baby in the other ways to resolve. To pick yourself up after incredible loss and make a life that is different from what the media typically shows us, that is definitely success. Loving the fireworks. Thank you for putting this out there and reminding people that success has many, many different outcomes and one should not be seen as better than the others. Make them ALL accepted and honored, dagnabbit!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-26462175835342627942018-04-08T02:09:40.922+12:002018-04-08T02:09:40.922+12:00Sorry about the paywall, I sometimes forget about ...Sorry about the paywall, I sometimes forget about it because I have a NYT digital subscription, although they do sometimes let you read so many articles a month before the paywall kicks in. Love how you managed to cram in so many blogger references in that one sentence! ;) And of course, I so totally agree with you. I'm happy for people who finally do get their babies after infertility & loss, of course -- but I think people need to know, a baby and the traditional happy ending is not the only outcome -- and it's not the only outcome that can be a happy one, just because it's not the norm. Personally, I think our stories are more interesting ;) precisely because they don't conform to the generally accepted narrative. <br /><br />P.S. The link to your old "success stories" post is not working... but I remember it well! loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.com