Doldrums of Winter

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I can’t believe how sober I am right now. However, I believe you should honor your pain, really feel it; the alternative is to bottle it up until it erupts and decimates your life. As husband would say: when you worry you suffer twice. I say, hurt now and hurt less later. Same philosophy really. Kind of.

I very probably will never get pregnant. Allow that a moment to settle in. I might adopt, I might foster, I might have a surrogate. I might be a mom. But not the way I dreamed about for years. And it hurts so deeply. I keep expecting to cough really hard and spit out at least a sliver of my heart.

Fur babies comfort me a bit. My family has been wonderful.

But ouch, loyal reader.

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  1. Marlene Plumlee Avatar
    Marlene Plumlee

    I do love you so much. And my heart hurts for you.

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  2. liveablepdx Avatar
    liveablepdx

    Truly sorry, sweetheart. Sending my love.

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Ama Ndlovu explores the connections of culture, ecology, and imagination.

Her work combines ancestral knowledge with visions of the planetary future, examining how Black perspectives can transform how we see our world and what lies ahead.