JJ at Reproductive Jeans had just the best idea to post a shout-out to the blogs that inspired you to start yours.
I exactly remember the day I found Stirrup Queens a few weeks after my first miscarriage last November and clicked on a few blogs and started reading. I would read someone's blog from start to finish in one sitting. Before then, I had only heard about blogs on NPR. Here are a few I connected with immediately, sustained me through the dark days and inspired me to begin my own.
So blog you, ladies. Blog you very much.
Apron Strings. Known then as The Oneliner, Christina was (still is) funny and honest. At the time she was still trying to figure out why the basic baby making business wasn't happening for her. In her, I saw another professional woman - similar to myself - struggling. She honestly wrote about ovulation sex fights and being happy one day and beyond sad the next. About being dedicated to her career but wanting (and deserving) so much more. I knew exactly what she was going through. And she made me feel not so alone. I will cry tears of joy the day that Christina becomes someone's mom.
My Dear Watson. Infertility can be such a sad journey. But Watson got sassy with infertility and made it her bitch. She used self-deprecating humor and her terrific writing skills to make it seem not so sad. Each post was a big middle finger in the face of infertility. And then pregnancy. Now I can't wait to see what she writes about motherhood.
Sticky Bun. Have you ever read someone else's post and thought, "that person has been inside my head!" Nearly every one of Sticky's posts were like reading a page from my diary. If we didn't live on opposite sides of the country, I am sure we'd be dragging our husbands to dinner parties together. From hyphenated last names to miscarriages to a strained relationship with the religion in which we were raised, Sticky and I have so much in common. And when our paths were different, Sticky's posts always gracefully reminded me of what the other side might be dealing with.
With much love and thanks to you each.
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What a bunch of wonderful tributes. I can hardly wait to visit these women!
well, aren't you just a sweetie. it made me teary! i mean, i write for me. i wrote my blog to save me, and honestly, it did. but to know that my anger/happiness/bitterness may have helped someone else, is a good feeling.
thanks for the thanks. it made my day.
I'm so glad you found everyone :-)
I so wish we could drag our husbands to dinner parties to commisserate! :-)
Thanks so much for the tag, it really means a lot to me and really made my day. :-)
It's so wonderful that you found all these kindred spirits. And I'm sure there are many people out there who would say exactly the same kinds of things about your blog.
I think that it was reading all of your blogs and the other infertiles that really inspired me to write me own. I thought, heck, if they can do it, so can I. So I think it was all of IF world that inspired me.
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