tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719401671410823716.post7066720759693793871..comments2023-06-29T04:34:12.481-05:00Comments on A Taoist Journey to the Stars: Stages of GriefTaoist Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08648854000296375466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719401671410823716.post-82146187624060148252011-06-27T04:54:29.394-05:002011-06-27T04:54:29.394-05:00I can sort of understand where you're coming f...I can sort of understand where you're coming from. I have a genetic condition that doesn't allow me biologically to father children. There's no way around it -- I have always been and will always be sterile.<br /><br />When I first learned in my 20s that I could not play a part in creating progeny, I was a bit bummed out. I had imagined that I would be the patriarch of a Walton-like clan. This would not be in the cards for me, so I moved on and, frankly, I now view it as a positive, not a negative. (Because of my autism and Schizotypal Personality Disorder, I don't think I would have made a good father figure anyway!)<br /><br />I realize that sterility/infertility may be far different for a woman as opposed to a man. That's why I wrote I sort of understand.The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719401671410823716.post-69043227456135529552011-06-25T20:31:57.805-05:002011-06-25T20:31:57.805-05:00We know an older couple whose daughter had her onl...We know an older couple whose daughter had her only child (a boy, now three years old) at the age of 41. Keep trying. Nothing succeeds like success.Whit's Whittlings2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14761284870912186887noreply@blogger.com