tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post115880450913526505..comments2023-08-15T05:02:58.115-04:00Comments on Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters: Friday Blog RoundupLollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-1159045364220212032006-09-23T17:02:00.000-04:002006-09-23T17:02:00.000-04:00Thanks for the kind words! I'm happy to be the one...Thanks for the kind words! I'm happy to be the one to show you all that men actually ARE as insensitive, apathetic, and frustrating as you think we are.Smarshyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15315526599497405116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-1159038458095230362006-09-23T15:07:00.000-04:002006-09-23T15:07:00.000-04:00I agree, Alexandra. And it's also subjective. I ...I agree, Alexandra. And it's also subjective. I may have more shit happen to me than person A, but I process it differently. Or, I may have less shit happen to me than person B, but I just can't cope because of X, Y, and Z in my life. Infertility is infertility and loss is loss. And the quantifying helps no one. We know how we feel when someone from the outside tells us that "it's not so bad. I know someone who..." So why do it within the group?Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-1159024764355674572006-09-23T11:19:00.000-04:002006-09-23T11:19:00.000-04:00Interesting read...I always thought if you cannot ...Interesting read...I always thought if you cannot get pregnant and stay pregnant in your own bedroom you are screwed because anyway you look at if after that invovles money, time, heartache, and frustration. So it is hard to quantify how bad someone has infertility. It just sucks...I know that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-1159024398198994512006-09-23T11:13:00.000-04:002006-09-23T11:13:00.000-04:00Interestingly, I have had the opposite experience ...Interestingly, I have had the opposite experience about adoption vs. infertility treatments (ie, what others think). In my experience, people throw around the idea of adoption as if you just have to state your intentions and you can adopt - they have NO idea about the reams of paperwork, the medical or other exclusions some countries have, the cost, the time required (which is growing longer in some countries), the changing regulations in some countries, the age of your child when you adopt them and any issues that might go along with that, etc. And that's all just international adoption.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, some people I know seem to think that doing IVF is a whole lot more experimental and involved than it is. They assume you'll have quintuplets, for one, and that you must be insanely hormonal at all times (which I never found - yes, there is an emotional rollercoaster in the process itself, but IMO Clomid makes you a lot more insane than the IVF stims). A lot of "I would never"s are uttered in your presence or behind your back. My response has always been that I'm sure that 90% of women going through IVF never thought they would.Motel Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07713211390770892389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-1158971674012924292006-09-22T20:34:00.000-04:002006-09-22T20:34:00.000-04:00THANKS so much for the shout out!! I'm incredibly...THANKS so much for the shout out!! I'm incredibly flattered, and happy to have found your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com