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The Benefits of Being Single

19/08/202219/08/2022 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Singledom

‘Sometimes I wish everyone were single like me—a simpler life in many ways! But celibacy is not for everyone any more than marriage is. God gives the gift of the single life to some, the gift of the married life to others.’ (1 Corinthians 7:7 MSG)  This famous (or infamous, depending on who you talk […]

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In Honour of Bereaved Mothers

29/04/202229/04/2022 Steph Penny 2 Comments Survivng Childlessness

This Sunday is International Bereaved Mother’s Day (first Sunday in May every year). In honour of bereaved mothers everywhere, I want to acknowledge the different kinds of bereaved mothers in our communities. The mothers who had a child or children and lost them. The mothers of stillborn babies. The mothers who lost pregnancies to miscarriage. […]

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If You Really Wanted Kids…

25/02/202225/02/2022 Steph Penny 2 Comments Survivng Childlessness

‘If you really wanted kids, you would do whatever it takes to have them. And if it was meant to be, it would have happened by now.’  Yes, there are people in the world who still think this is helpful advice to give to childless people.  Where do I begin with dissecting this twaddle?  OK, […]

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Childless-By-Forced-Choice

19/03/202119/03/2021 Steph Penny Leave a comment Survivng Childlessness

Childless-not-by-choice. Childless-by-circumstance. Childfree. There are many terms used to describe those who do not have children. It can be hard to know where one fits in the no-kids community, let alone society in general. A childless friend once told me I am childless-by-circumstance because of my medical condition. They said it was a unique circumstance […]

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