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Don’t Ignore Your Emotional Infertility Needs – National Infertility Awareness Week 2012

April 22, 2012

If you or someone you cared about had the starring role in a movie, chances are pretty good that you’d encourage others to go out and watch it, or at least read the synopsis of it. Whether there’s nail-biting suspense, terrifying horror, or even a comedic spin, approximately 7.3 million Americans, are actors in dramas [...]

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Ask Me Some Questions…

April 17, 2012

…and I’ll tell you some lies. No, I’ll tell the truth. Maybe. Seriously, though–sometimes after I’ve written a big piece into which I’ve dumped a lot of brain energy and thought, I’m left a little drained until my tanks refill. Give me some prompts, please. What’s something that you may have always wanted to ask [...]

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Sweet Brown and the Faaahre

April 14, 2012

Below is a real news clip about a building fire. What I want to know is how the hell do they always manage to find these people (I’m allowed to say that because I’m Black, y’know.)? Do some reporters just go out and find the most dramatically entertaining person–no matter the race–possible? Then of course, [...]

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Sh*t Uncle Paul Says

April 12, 2012

On just his dad’s side, Frank has 7 aunts and uncles. The one that I always heard the most about was Uncle Paul. “He’s the gay one,” Frank would say with a reminiscent smirk as he recalled childhood week-long visits with him in San Francisco. I finally got the chance to meet Paul the weekend of [...]

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Welcome to Club Awkward

April 11, 2012

Only because others have told me so, I have an idea of how my online personality is perceived. I know that with all of my gangsta swagger, it might seem like I’m probably the life of the party and don’t have any issues with fitting in socially. I’d I wish I were that person. I’d [...]

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Finding Your Tribes: Part IV on Emotional Infertility & Support in the ALI Community

April 9, 2012

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came. You want to be where you can see, our troubles are all the same. You want to be where everybody knows your name. ~Theme song to “Cheers”/Lyrics by Gary Portnoy & Judy Hart Angelo Welcome to [...]

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House Rules: Part III on Emotional Infertility and the ALI Community

April 5, 2012

Welcome to Part III of my series on Emotional/Mental Infertility in the ALI Community. If you’re just tuning in or would like a recap, you can find the first two parts here: Part I: Emotional/Mental Infertility and Its Impact on the Adoption, Loss, and Infertility (ALI) Community Part II: How Your Level of Emotional Infertility [...]