Odds & ends from recent ALI blogs

Some odds & ends from other adoption/loss/infertility/childless/free blogs/sites that I've been important to portion alongside you:
  • Those of us without children, for whatever reason, convey extra possess to live on upset past times Heather Heyer's recent tragic driblet dead inward Charlottesville, Virginia, every minute she protested at a neo-Nazi gathering. As here), Jody Day of Gateway Women described childless women every minute "the biggest multifariousness grouping HR hasn't heard of."  Most of us who belong to this grouping are quite aware that we're a minority (albeit a fast-growing, important in addition to under-recognized one) -- in addition to the slurs against Heather Heyer (see above) are an extreme example inward request of how childless women are discriminated against. 
  • Pamela at Silent Sorority is asking for our assistance with her novel venture, ReproTech Truths, in addition to a related social media campaign, #UnmaskingIVF.  #UnmaskingIVF aims "to assistance futurity generations sympathise the associated risks in addition to costs... Our long-term finish is to force for greater procedural transparency in addition to world wellness data in addition to hence that women are well-informed near the sum spectrum of outcomes in addition to risks associated alongside IVF."  Have a await at the site, in addition to consider sharing your ain IVF story.   
  • A brace of bloggers convey been featuring around fantabulous podcasts & video interviews on their blogs lately. Thank you, Cathy at Slow Swimmers in addition to Fried Eggs, in addition to Catherine-Emmanuelle at Femme Sans Enfant.  (Catherine-Emmanuelle`s weblog is written inward French, only many of her interviews are conducted inward English.)  

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