Non Mom Blog

I turned 40 in April. A year ago when I turned 39, I didn’t want to carry a child, and I didn’t think we were going to add a person to...

So many people around me have carried babies and given birth to them. I’ve never thought too much about what it takes to carry a baby,...

Kristi and I are going through fertility testing to figure which one of us is the better candidate to carry a baby and what the best way...

Anxiety has been part of my life for the last 20 or so years, which is half my life. I have led with that narrative for most of that...

Though I am in a non-traditional marriage, my wife and I have fallen into traditional family roles. Kristi is more traditionally...

Becoming a nonbiological parent has changed me more than anything else in my life. It has made me question everything I know to be true....

Oh, the things people say. Why do we assume everyone has the same story? When Bennett and Brooks were newborns and I took them out,...

On April 12, 2018, Kristi gave birth to two healthy kids. We named them Bennett William and Brooks Ryan. I was the first person to hold...

What does it mean to be a parent or a mother? I’ve had a mother my whole life, but I’ve never questioned why I call her my mother. She is...

My first date with my wife, Kristi, was July 11, 2012. We went to two bars and then after midnight, I asked her if she wanted to come...