I do! I am here of the extreme late - been here for a few weeks. ?Trying to think out whether I am truly up to the task of parenting on my own and how I will go about it. Checking for impure motives.
I left October of 2007. ?I can't imagine getting married again but I do have a girlfriend. ?
I am scared to rely upon meeting someone else to have a child and I can't trust myself to make the decision about a partner yet - still too hurt. ?I don't want to risk not being able to be a mom because I don't know how long it is going to take for me to recover. ?
I will use an anonymous donor and get my IUI's done through the Alternative Insemination Center of Greater Boston and the midwives of Mount Auburn. ?When/if I get pregnant I will move about an hour North to be closer to my parents who are graciously offering daycare.
?Maybe I will forever be a single parent, or maybe not.?
Best of luck, and I'm sorry to hear about your split. As I said before, I know how awful it was for me, and I hate hearing of others going through the same.
Divorces are the same and different, beyond awful and then they get worse. I am glad you have fallen in love again! ?Yey you! I am very happy for you. ?
I don't think I will be able to truly fall in love again for a long time, if ever. When I date, it is hard to keep my mind from wandering to thoughts of whether they will be a good parent, instead of wondering whether they would be a good kisser. ?I am bound to make a poor choice again if I approach it in such a backwards manner. ?And there are so few women out there. ?The woman I am dating now is wonderful, but I feel like I can't even really tell.
I know I am strong enough to do it alone. ?My dad says that if there is an emotionally more grueling way to go about doing something I will find it, then make it work. ?There is truth to that statement, but I really don't want my life to be about proving anything. ?And I don't want to do everything alone.
When I met my DH, I honestly was just trying to figure out how to be ME again, and I wasn't thinking about marriage, babies, or anything long-term.
We started off just dating, and it was great. It wasn't until we moved in together that I really believed it. When I was married the first time, I was in such a depressed fog that I never FELT anything, and I finally got to do that. I have to stop myself from crying thinking about how amazing that felt...
We are planning to start TTC in May. I just got diagnosed with PCOS, so we don't know how difficult it will be. I just went to the endo on Thursday, and we went to the OB/GYN together on Friday. I have an ultrasound scheduled for 3/23, and I stopped my BC and started taking PNV. The big thing now is seeing if I am ovulating. I have been on BC for so long that I have no idea. I am trying to be relaxed and just let it happen
Wow! It just seems like it is meant to be for you, and that everything before was bringing you to the point of meeting your husband. ?Life is funny that way. Go eggs!
Re: BGG
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When did you get divorced? Mine was 14 months after my wedding...back in 5/06. I just got remarried last month and my clock has been ticking.
Are you thinking of using a sperm donor, or a live donor...?
I left October of 2007. ?I can't imagine getting married again but I do have a girlfriend. ?
I am scared to rely upon meeting someone else to have a child and I can't trust myself to make the decision about a partner yet - still too hurt. ?I don't want to risk not being able to be a mom because I don't know how long it is going to take for me to recover. ?
I will use an anonymous donor and get my IUI's done through the Alternative Insemination Center of Greater Boston and the midwives of Mount Auburn. ?When/if I get pregnant I will move about an hour North to be closer to my parents who are graciously offering daycare.
?Maybe I will forever be a single parent, or maybe not.?
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How old are you, if you don't mind me asking?
It is a tough decision; I give you a lot of credit for being so thoughtful about it and not just deciding based on your tugging womb.
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Ok...good age
Best of luck, and I'm sorry to hear about your split. As I said before, I know how awful it was for me, and I hate hearing of others going through the same.
Divorces are the same and different, beyond awful and then they get worse. I am glad you have fallen in love again! ?Yey you! I am very happy for you. ?
I don't think I will be able to truly fall in love again for a long time, if ever. When I date, it is hard to keep my mind from wandering to thoughts of whether they will be a good parent, instead of wondering whether they would be a good kisser. ?I am bound to make a poor choice again if I approach it in such a backwards manner. ?And there are so few women out there. ?The woman I am dating now is wonderful, but I feel like I can't even really tell.
I know I am strong enough to do it alone. ?My dad says that if there is an emotionally more grueling way to go about doing something I will find it, then make it work. ?There is truth to that statement, but I really don't want my life to be about proving anything. ?And I don't want to do everything alone.
What are your plans at this point??
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When I met my DH, I honestly was just trying to figure out how to be ME again, and I wasn't thinking about marriage, babies, or anything long-term.
We started off just dating, and it was great. It wasn't until we moved in together that I really believed it. When I was married the first time, I was in such a depressed fog that I never FELT anything, and I finally got to do that. I have to stop myself from crying thinking about how amazing that felt...
We are planning to start TTC in May. I just got diagnosed with PCOS, so we don't know how difficult it will be. I just went to the endo on Thursday, and we went to the OB/GYN together on Friday. I have an ultrasound scheduled for 3/23, and I stopped my BC and started taking PNV. The big thing now is seeing if I am ovulating. I have been on BC for so long that I have no idea. I am trying to be relaxed and just let it happen
Wow! It just seems like it is meant to be for you, and that everything before was bringing you to the point of meeting your husband. ?Life is funny that way. Go eggs!
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