Author: Pansy

My MIL, The Queen of Great Ideas

So my mother-in-law who is naturally outraged about our upcoming new arrival, told my husband that she had a great way to look at this. “You know,”she told my husband “since you and Pansy are fertile, Pansy can sell her eggs and get $50,000 for them!” “No, she’s not doing that. Besides, she’s too old.”… Continue reading My MIL, The Queen of Great Ideas

Danielle Bean: “Are We A Pro-Life People?”

Danielle Bean has an excellent article over at Inside Catholic that I so needed today. I read this and I started to cry: When a battle-weary mother stands alone in her bathroom looking with disbelief at two tiny pink lines on a pregnancy test, it’s too late for family-planning discussions of clinical effectiveness. We’ve got… Continue reading Danielle Bean: “Are We A Pro-Life People?”

If That is Funny, Why Aren’t I Laughing?

On the 4th of July, I was at a get together at a girlfriend’s house along with some of her extended family. I was having a conversation with her where we were talking about one of our recent fun adventures of the flu going through the house, and our jobs as mothers to clean up,… Continue reading If That is Funny, Why Aren’t I Laughing?

Pro-Life Moms of “Advanced Maternal Age”

I had my prenatal visit the other day and the PA mentioned that at 18 weeks, if I so choose, I could get genetic counseling, a level II ultrasound, and perhaps an amnio to look for birth defects-specifically Down Syndrome. I am now 35, therefore officially of “advanced maternal age” making the chances of having… Continue reading Pro-Life Moms of “Advanced Maternal Age”