Dear Government: Choice is Choice and THAT’S FINAL!

Ending the freedom for a woman to choose in many red states south of the border scares me. The fact that there were WOMEN MPs in Canada who attended anti-abortion rallies scare me even more. I don’t understand why they’d… Continue Reading

The Loneliness of Being an Awaiting Parent by Surrogacy

As you probably know, I’m expecting, but I’m not pregnant.  I’m not adopting, either.  I’m having a baby through surrogacy and I’ve found it to be very lonely at times.  Many people don’t seem to understand the concept (I mean,… Continue Reading

Fertility and Starting a Family ‘Non-Traditionally’ as a Child of Immigrants

When my husband and I were looking into adoption, my dad asked me whether we would be telling our child.  I rolled my eyes and told him that of course we would be doing so!  The adoption class we took… Continue Reading

Infertility, IVF and ‘How to Buy a Baby’

I don’t normally binge-watch anything, but last weekend, I watched the ENTIRE FIRST SEASON of How to Buy a Baby, a Canadian comedy web series on infertility available on cbc.ca.  This wasn’t a “hopping on the bandwagon” kind of thing… Continue Reading