“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art, like the universe itself. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.” C.S. Lewis
“The measure of a life has to do with this subletting ability — with how well we are able to settle into this borrowed, imperfect abode and how much beauty we can bring into existence with however little…
“The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes.” — The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
In Africa, where I’ve been living for the past three years, married women are commonly referred to by the name of their first born. Mama George, Mama Wambui, Mama Esther… I remember going to a friend’s place and being turned out by her guard as I asked for Emily: her guard only knew her as Mama…
“The burden of unavoidable unhappiness is increased by unhappiness about being unhappy” — Viktor Frankl
When living through infertility, the passage of time is traumatizing. Before Infertility (how odd…
“To be human means to feel inferior.” — Alfred Adler, 1933
One of the worst parts of struggling with infertility is the horrible jealousy which creeps upon you constantly. Given most of the world’s population over the age of 30 has kids, everything is a…
This is not a religious blog. But religion plays a part in my life, and it definitely played a part in living through my infertility journey. Indeed, for the religious and non-religious…
“We married with simple hopes: enough to eat and children who might outlive us.” The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Infertility is usually a journey shared by two people. But let’s face the facts: of the two…
“Anything critical of the mourner (“Don’t take it so hard,” “Try to hold back your tears, you’re upsetting people”) is wrong. Anything which tries to minimize the mourner’s pain (“It’s probably for the best,” “It could be a lot…
These were the top 10 stories published by Mama Nobody in 2017. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2017 by using the calendar at the top of this page.