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Nicole — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:16:46 GMT

Congrats on your 5 years!!! That's awesome. I also feel very honored to have a link on your blog :)

So many of those comments DO sound familiar. We do need each other as we all add something to the conversation and I find myself inspired by so many of the women I have met since infertility. I also love getting these different perspectives. It is the best.

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Klara — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:18:58 GMT

dear Jen,
it was lovely to see your comment!
Yes, I agree... it is difficult in parent centric society. I learned (for now) to be happy only getting as much moments of happiness as I can.
Uf, hard to find the right words in English. Would much easier express my feelings in Slovenian :)
Wishing you all the best!

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Jen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:18:41 GMT

Thanks Klara - for some reason your line about not relying on our children as a source of happiness really resonated with me. That is what the parent centric world really, really does. This whole post is great and it does remind me of the Robert Frost poem of the road less traveled which is what all of us are on.

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Heather — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:34:41 GMT

It sounds like a great event you were able to attend (other than having to stand through it). I am learning myself that there is a lot to be gained from hearing other people's stories. Thanks for your inspiring writing!

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mlo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:50:24 GMT

Wow! 5 years! That is amazing and wonderful. You are an inspiration and I am proud to call you friend.

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Beef Princess — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:39:45 GMT

Happy 5 Year Blogoversary Pamela! Your book and blog were the first lights in a dark tunnel I found myself in when I was deciding to be a Non-Mom. Thank you for your courage, inspiration and your extraordinary example! Thank you also for mentioning my blog!

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loribeth — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:18:23 GMT

First, can I say that I am SO JEALOUS you got to go to an event like that?? lol Second, that I completely agree. We need to ensure that all women's voices & experiences get shared and heard and valued, and that includes ours. I love that the conversation was all about women, & not necessarily women as mothers, even though the majority of women in that room were probably mothers or expecting to be mothers someday. It's a big part of the female experience, for sure, but it isn't the only experience.

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Klara — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:25:34 GMT

dear Pamela,
first of all: congratulations for the fifth blogoversary!!!
I didn't know this Avril's song... I am listening to it now, on youtube. It is beautiful! Yes, the lines are powerful...

I agree that most women living childfree after infertility are extraordinary. Because we can not rely on our children as a source of happiness, we have to reinvent ourselves and find alternative sources of happiness. I am better at this each year!

So glad to read about Ms.' event. How good to feel included as a women!

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Jo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:41:30 GMT

Thank you for this. I am waiting to start my first IVF with a 10% chance of success. The consultant thinks there's a high chance of me not responding to the medication. I am facing life without biological children. Adoption is an option for us but we will have to wait and see. We might decide we've had enough if the ivf fails, I don't know if I can ever come to terms with my infertility :-(

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Pamela — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:34:16 GMT

Dear Mimi,
Thank you for sharing your story, and for your strength against so many losses. There is no greater comfort than being understood and accepted and loved just as you are, something your mother and best friend, I'm sure, proved time and again. I'm glad your husband has been such a pillar of support.

Your heart is open, which is the first step in finding and forging new friendships ...

While we are far flung on this blog, you are most definitely among friends here. Warm regards, Pamela