tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post6577180187626838971..comments2023-08-15T05:02:58.115-04:00Comments on Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters: Bedtime Stories to Bring About NightmaresLollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-45076734314751072972007-10-12T16:01:00.000-04:002007-10-12T16:01:00.000-04:00In the German version of Sleeping Beauty, I think ...In the German version of Sleeping Beauty, I think it's a case of male infertility. The queen is having a bath when a frog hops into the water and tells her that she's going to have a baby within a year. This is usually interpreted as the queen having an extramarital affair with a young man (=the frog), not a member of the court. -- AnyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-19033020378215811712007-10-12T10:08:00.000-04:002007-10-12T10:08:00.000-04:00I'm not really familiar with the fairy tales, but ...I'm not really familiar with the fairy tales, but I do sometimes think of the "Superman" story. The Kent's were infertile.dmariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736251577259346219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-17472062952735281122007-10-11T19:39:00.000-04:002007-10-11T19:39:00.000-04:00I hadn't given much thought to this either but it ...I hadn't given much thought to this either but it is interesting. I do remember there being lots of references to infertility in the bible.battynursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240029154165501340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-48257316133268329442007-10-11T18:53:00.000-04:002007-10-11T18:53:00.000-04:00Wow, what a fascinating post. I've never really th...Wow, what a fascinating post. I've never really thought of those stories in that way, but now I'm like "how did I miss that?" Thank you for sharing that--I feel like I just learned something really cool. :)RBandRChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018306370247688896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-30569072117355384102007-10-11T18:29:00.000-04:002007-10-11T18:29:00.000-04:00Wow... would have never thought about it like that...Wow... would have never thought about it like that! Kinda takes it all in a whole new direction.Grad3https://www.blogger.com/profile/01507004280070094471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-59289975706411961492007-10-11T16:58:00.000-04:002007-10-11T16:58:00.000-04:00Wow, very interesting...Wow, very interesting...Searchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112896236818363817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-44872444318603687702007-10-11T16:05:00.000-04:002007-10-11T16:05:00.000-04:00Wow...I can't believe I never made the connection....Wow...I can't believe I never made the connection. This is so interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-75754515100731100022007-10-11T15:09:00.000-04:002007-10-11T15:09:00.000-04:00It has been so long since I actually read the clas...It has been so long since I actually read the classic fairytales that I completely forgot the base of those stories! It'll be very interesting when my daughter gets a little older and can sit through an entire fairy tale....PCOSMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11614791584850988099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-31547963696720769152007-10-11T14:57:00.000-04:002007-10-11T14:57:00.000-04:00I wrote a poem about the Rapunzel story while I wa...I wrote a poem about the Rapunzel story while I was dealing with infertility (link in sig). <BR/>caro (buynewpants.blogspot.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-56199209069188553142007-10-11T14:37:00.000-04:002007-10-11T14:37:00.000-04:00It is quite interesting that fairy tales delve int...It is quite interesting that fairy tales delve into the infertile world. <BR/><BR/>However, I can't help but think how sad it is that we can't escape our IF problems even in fairy tales. <BR/><BR/>I love to read. One of my favorite things to do during treatment is read books that did NOT have anything to do with infertility. I read books that helped me forget the hell I was going through and concentrate on sometihng/ someone else.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470294035411779411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-30585044965342855312007-10-11T12:46:00.000-04:002007-10-11T12:46:00.000-04:00I never thought of this before, either. But I'll ...I never thought of this before, either. But I'll admit, I sort of love that at least FAIRY TAILS are representing us!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181924375187173030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-70349235186807972402007-10-11T11:33:00.000-04:002007-10-11T11:33:00.000-04:00Monday night I was reading Rapunzel to our friend'...Monday night I was reading Rapunzel to our friend's little kid. Five feet away sat another dear friend who just threw in the towel on IUIs and fertility meds and is on the road to adoption. I tried to read the part about the baby girl really really quietly.<BR/><BR/>p.s. love the picture :-)E. Phantzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812948199658356521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-56375156918104795582007-10-11T11:30:00.000-04:002007-10-11T11:30:00.000-04:00You know, the parallels are quit amazing... Thank ...You know, the parallels are quit amazing... Thank you for this education. I love your blog for this!Tina / Anxious Changerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05455878557333244801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-15778403497744533472007-10-11T10:13:00.000-04:002007-10-11T10:13:00.000-04:00Some of those wish fairy clinics make IVF sound po...Some of those wish fairy clinics make IVF sound positively appealing...<BR/><BR/>BeaBeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877513815828460269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-29791708553016827952007-10-11T09:29:00.000-04:002007-10-11T09:29:00.000-04:00Interesting. I knew about some of them (snow whit...Interesting. I knew about some of them (snow white specifically) but never put it all together.<BR/><BR/>thanksMeghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12825803955705904174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-5042568107608285002007-10-11T08:58:00.000-04:002007-10-11T08:58:00.000-04:00PS. In the original version of Rapunzel, the witch...PS. In the original version of Rapunzel, the witch casts out Rapunzel precisely b/c she gets pregnant. <BR/><BR/>http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm012a.html<BR/><BR/><BR/>My favorite of the infertility/adoption fairy tales is certainly Sleeping Beauty -- probably because the parents survive for a change, but also because there's such a strong sense of community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-2801541303191114172007-10-11T08:34:00.000-04:002007-10-11T08:34:00.000-04:00I had never really noticed this before. That's re...I had never really noticed this before. That's really interesting!TeamWinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750935087962085588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-9215990822547429052007-10-11T07:57:00.000-04:002007-10-11T07:57:00.000-04:00Yep, very sad - look at theology - Sarah? Elizabe...Yep, very sad - look at theology - Sarah? Elizabeth? This is why, while I hate ivf, I'm so, so grateful for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-66599780797338040462007-10-11T06:42:00.000-04:002007-10-11T06:42:00.000-04:00this is definitely eye opening. I'm going to have ...this is definitely eye opening. I'm going to have to relook at all my favorites now!jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17579483658489666087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-20717986207272395302007-10-11T06:15:00.000-04:002007-10-11T06:15:00.000-04:00I'd never thought of fairy tales that way......JI'd never thought of fairy tales that way......<BR/><BR/>JGeohdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084396088622931768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-70247577687719046842007-10-11T05:45:00.000-04:002007-10-11T05:45:00.000-04:00Aren't you a smart little cookie!!!Aren't you a smart little cookie!!!Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570018200281339937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-71145295340817404932007-10-10T23:58:00.000-04:002007-10-10T23:58:00.000-04:00I have to second what sky girl said. It's been si...I have to second what sky girl said. It's been sitting there this whole time...and I've never seen it. Amazing.<BR/>~CaroleThe Goddess Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082406024088862566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-16366623402454466752007-10-10T22:53:00.000-04:002007-10-10T22:53:00.000-04:00I have never given this much thought before! I'm f...I have never given this much thought before! I'm fascinated.Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866502742081896301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-76694115990798015162007-10-10T22:45:00.000-04:002007-10-10T22:45:00.000-04:00Recently I borrowed the Complete Grimms' Fairy Tal...Recently I borrowed the Complete Grimms' Fairy Tales from the library, just to look up infertility and adoption. Such stories definitely comprise at least 12% of the volume. Our story is a very ancient and universal one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com