tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post5592177611904094928..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.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-39950526783923351242009-08-06T00:29:54.148-04:002009-08-06T00:29:54.148-04:00Planet Davila&nbsp Why: Because, damn, the wom...<a href="http://planetdavila.blogspot.com/2009/01/cake-balls.html" rel="nofollow">Planet Davila</a>&nbsp Why: Because, damn, the woman can bake, the picture of the cake balls looks amazing, and sometimes when you're dealing with IF, chocolate mixed with chocolate and dipped in more chocolate is the only thing that makes the nightmare better.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564075022074996137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-32482708864435789872009-07-26T05:03:27.489-04:002009-07-26T05:03:27.489-04:00Defining
From the Idle Mind Of Beth. Not so idl...<a href="http://theidlemindofbeth.blogspot.com/2009/07/defining.html" rel="nofollow">Defining</a> <br /><br />From the Idle Mind Of Beth. Not so idle, it would seem. About the place infertility can play in your life when there's so much else going on.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877513815828460269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-70680166621054721832009-07-25T01:19:44.259-04:002009-07-25T01:19:44.259-04:00A Little Hope
Why? Because all of a sudden I got...<a href="http://alittlebitohope.blogspot.com/2009/07/musings-and-thoughts-about-donated.html" rel="nofollow">A Little Hope</a><br /><br /><b>Why?</b> Because all of a sudden I got a different perspective on embryo donation. The Big Guy and I will have to talk this over some more now.aimeemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18067879883565849424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-19539488409199639022009-07-25T00:54:22.928-04:002009-07-25T00:54:22.928-04:00Mind Body Mama
Teaching, Doing
http://www.mindbod...Mind Body Mama<br /><br />Teaching, Doing<br />http://www.mindbodymama.com/2009/05/mind-body-mama-teaching-doing.html#comments<br /><br />(Children, parenting mentioned)<br />Arrogance, Innocence<br />http://www.mindbodymama.com/2009/06/my-childs-arrogance-is-breathtaking-and.html<br /><br />Why: Not IF related posts and yet the themes speak to grace under pressure and qualities that are universal to meeting challenges ... and "The Other" intelligently and thoughtfully.Palehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831665114462726477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-56238524317527173342009-07-25T00:44:55.604-04:002009-07-25T00:44:55.604-04:00Tobacco Brunette
The Man In Black Returns
https:/...Tobacco Brunette<br /><br />The Man In Black Returns<br />https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7891785024488076379&postID=5990755173651715260<br /><br />Why: What happens when IF is just an appetizer. Just when you thought you met your quota of crisii for this lifetime. A smart blogger shares ... just one of the many flavors of TB.Palehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831665114462726477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-62419591444508203722009-07-25T00:40:00.269-04:002009-07-25T00:40:00.269-04:00Thoughts From A Foster Family
Foster Parenting Mi...Thoughts From A Foster Family<br /><br />Foster Parenting Milestones<br />http://pflagfostermom.blogspot.com/2009/04/foster-parenting-milestones.html<br /><br />Why: Veteran Foster mom of six plus two) lays it out with incomparable, indispensible insight.Palehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831665114462726477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-43291926934514091452009-07-25T00:32:49.292-04:002009-07-25T00:32:49.292-04:00Miss E's Musings
A Race Not To The Swift
http...Miss E's Musings<br /><br />A Race Not To The Swift<br />http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2009/05/a-race-not-to-the-swift.html<br /><br />Why: The title almost says it all. A great post with the author as observer with "eyes to see and ears to hear" ... watching, with veteran insight, infertility playing out on the battlefield she has left behind.Palehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831665114462726477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-88580710178226460622009-07-25T00:28:30.401-04:002009-07-25T00:28:30.401-04:00Mommy With A Penis
Dear Maddona
http://mommywitha...Mommy With A Penis<br /><br />Dear Maddona<br />http://mommywithapenis.blogspot.com/2009/04/dear-madonna.html<br /><br />Why: A reflection on celebrity culture intersecting with real life adoption experience ... from the father of two and the veteran of eight failed adoptions.<br /><br />Kulture Wars<br />http://mommywithapenis.blogspot.com/2009/05/kulture-wars.html<br /><br />Why: A reflection on transcending culture shock ... family culture ... all kinds of culture ... in adoption. From a parent who knows true north: I am not my hair / I am not this skin / I am not your expectations no no / I am not my hair / I am not this skin / I am a soul that lives within.Palehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831665114462726477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-76326947236887438342009-07-25T00:15:19.467-04:002009-07-25T00:15:19.467-04:00It's Never Too Late
Pretending To Be Perfect
...It's Never Too Late<br /><br />Pretending To Be Perfect<br />http://bewhatyoumighthavebeen.blogspot.com/2009/03/pretending-to-be-perfect.html<br /><br />Why: (children mentioned) A parenting (in the midst of secondary IF) post about ... as a commenter put it ... how the way "the way people perceive us, the way we are, what we think we should be" influences our parenting ... and how there is tension between our personal baggage and how we want our children to be free of our baggage. <br /><br />PS. I love the quote at the top of her blog.Palehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831665114462726477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-30223557236647072492009-07-25T00:06:59.374-04:002009-07-25T00:06:59.374-04:00Blood Signs
The Unspoken Spoken
http://bloodsigns...Blood Signs<br /><br />The Unspoken Spoken<br />http://bloodsigns.blogspot.com/2009/05/unspoken-spoken.html<br /><br />Why: Because it conveys riveting atmospheric details while it speaks volumes about pregnancy after IF -- with the lightest of touches -- and THEN it goes on to offer thoughtful and provacative and useful material on a highly charged topic ... prenatal genetic screening. It's everything I love about Pam in one post.<br /><br />Remade Home<br />http://bloodsigns.blogspot.com/2009/04/remade-home.html<br /><br />Why: A fluid reflection on the character of place ... on the complexity of fate ... and on how our lives are influenced (determined?), in spite of ourselves, by our childhood, our primary relationships ... the good, the bad, the ugly.<br /><br />Next Chapter<br />http://bloodsigns.blogspot.com/2009/03/next-chapter.html<br /><br />Why: It captures a moment of serious transition -- from IF to parenting after IF -- beautifully and gracefully.Palehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831665114462726477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-88354705173728065362009-07-24T23:30:16.753-04:002009-07-24T23:30:16.753-04:00What a great inspiration, Mel. I revisted a bunch...What a great inspiration, Mel. I revisted a bunch of blogger peeps for this and in most cases I realized that I had more than one post to call out because the bloggers I read have so many sides that can't be captured in just one post.<br /><br />Edenland<br /><br />27 Versions Of The Truth<br />http://edenriley.blogspot.com/2009/06/27-versions-of-truth.html<br /><br />Why: Breathtakingly honest and charismatic. To "get" Eden is to love Eden. There is magic in the way she sets herself free and sets you free along with her when she writes. <br /><br />That Awful Day<br />http://edenriley.blogspot.com/2009/05/that-awful-day.html<br /><br />Why: An Edenland Primer. Having lived to tell the tale, a reflection on/revistitation of the day that her world shattered ... one year later.<br /><br />The Fires<br />http://edenriley.blogspot.com/2009/03/fires.html<br /><br />Why: For all the media coverage of this remote (for many of us) tragedy, it took Eden's post to bring it home.Palehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831665114462726477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-15235553305405606302009-07-24T23:12:41.328-04:002009-07-24T23:12:41.328-04:00baby, interrupted Why: I'm still thinking abou...<a href="http://babyinterrupted.blogspot.com/2009/05/out-loud.html" rel="nofollow">baby, interrupted</a> Why: I'm still thinking about it, months laterBaby Smiling In Back Seathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483533946303787478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-64733788874664606552009-07-24T19:12:59.115-04:002009-07-24T19:12:59.115-04:00The Pipers Why: Because it asks how to both lament...<a href="http://thepipers.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/do-you-want-to-die-this-mothers-day/" rel="nofollow">The Pipers</a> Why: Because it asks how to both lament and receive comfort when you want to die on Mother's DayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-11214265153358093722009-07-24T15:48:10.207-04:002009-07-24T15:48:10.207-04:00the young and the infertile Why: Because it both h...<a href="http://akamrsx.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/the-hurt-in-my-heart/" rel="nofollow">the young and the infertile</a> Why: Because it both hurt and touched my heartLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473046279048522079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-12102185558448665102009-07-24T13:25:53.859-04:002009-07-24T13:25:53.859-04:00Conceive ThisWhy: I just find this a really strik...<a href="http://murgdan.blogspot.com/2009/05/mountains.html" rel="nofollow">Conceive This</a>Why: I just find this a really striking blog post and I go back to it periodically to re-read it.<br /><br />-SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-56678174451808568372009-07-24T12:18:23.244-04:002009-07-24T12:18:23.244-04:00http://bloodsigns.blogspot.com/2009/07/more-on-wri...http://bloodsigns.blogspot.com/2009/07/more-on-writing-and-not-writing.html<br /><br />This post from Blood Signs <br /><br />Why: Because it goes straight to the heart of some of the central questions of my own life. <br /><br />And sorry, but the HTML was just not working for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-17939297847792783012009-07-24T11:16:57.509-04:002009-07-24T11:16:57.509-04:00Vacant Uterus Why: Because it gave a clear image o...<a href="http://vacantuterus.typepad.com/vacantuterus/2008/07/of-gardnes-and-wishes.html" rel="nofollow">Vacant Uterus</a> Why: Because it gave a clear image of hope during the wait and hope fulfilled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-16095883877951222042009-07-24T08:38:35.253-04:002009-07-24T08:38:35.253-04:00The Spohrs are multiplying Why: I can't find ...<a href="http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/" rel="nofollow"> The Spohrs are multiplying </a> Why: I can't find the words, but she can. (Loss/grief/high risk pregnancy)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-25912672545856209472009-07-24T07:02:18.873-04:002009-07-24T07:02:18.873-04:00I love this semi-regular series from Murgdan at Co...I love this semi-regular series from Murgdan at Conceive This:<br />http://murgdan.blogspot.com/2009/06/served-fresh-keyword-salad.html<br />(sorry... I'm an HTML idiot!)<br />It just makes me laugh and take a moment away from things ...Mic @ IF Crossroadshttp://ifcrossroads.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-47992574485897246892009-07-23T20:55:37.855-04:002009-07-23T20:55:37.855-04:00Skrambled Why: The fertile world does indeed pass ...<a href="http://skrambled.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/a-picture-says-a-thousand-words/" rel="nofollow">Skrambled</a> Why: The fertile world does indeed pass us by all the time, and it stinks when we pay attention and realize itBaby Smiling In Back Seathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483533946303787478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-49254223302701769012009-07-23T20:09:28.036-04:002009-07-23T20:09:28.036-04:00How to Get from 0 to Pregnant in 365 Easy Steps Wh...<a href="http://seeminglyinconceivable.blogspot.com/2009/02/13w6d.html" rel="nofollow">How to Get from 0 to Pregnant in 365 Easy Steps</a> Why: So many of us have had the thought that post-IF babies are more special than the rest.Baby Smiling In Back Seathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483533946303787478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-65887642004450960512009-07-23T20:07:18.295-04:002009-07-23T20:07:18.295-04:00baby, interrupted Why: Heartbreaking, evocative, u...<a href="http://babyinterrupted.blogspot.com/2009/06/multi-tasking.html" rel="nofollow">baby, interrupted</a> Why: Heartbreaking, evocative, universal.Baby Smiling In Back Seathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483533946303787478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-57301030131721718402009-07-23T15:29:19.676-04:002009-07-23T15:29:19.676-04:00Sorry, I made a mistake the first time I submitted...Sorry, I made a mistake the first time I submitted...elizabethhttp://www.projectprogeny.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-46827084350025276322009-07-23T15:27:56.555-04:002009-07-23T15:27:56.555-04:00Blood SignsWhy: Because this post is thoughtful, i...<a href="http://bloodsigns.blogspot.com/2009/07/ultrasound-long-version.html/" rel="nofollow">Blood Signs</a>Why: Because this post is thoughtful, introspective, moving, and beautifully written. It places the event of the ultrasound within the larger context of a complicated family (and what family isn't complicated) with grace and love.Elizabethhttp://www.projectprogeny.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-7222591509318684742009-07-23T15:27:13.315-04:002009-07-23T15:27:13.315-04:00StirrupQueensWhy: Because this post is thoughtful,...<a href="http://bloodsigns.blogspot.com/2009/07/ultrasound-long-version.html/" rel="nofollow">StirrupQueens</a>Why: Because this post is thoughtful, introspective, moving, and beautifully written. It places the event of the ultrasound within the larger context of a complicated family (and what family isn't complicated) with grace and love.Elizabethhttp://www.projectprogeny.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com