Featured Sister’s Letters
World to the Joy
This is my baby's first Christmas. I am so excited for him. I don't know how he will react to Christmas lights and glass decorations,...
What Women Want
The out-of-wedlock birth rate among women with no more than a high-school education has skyrocketed since the 1960s but remains very low among...
Blessed Are The Barren Black
Hey — I’ve just finished reading an article on Planned Parenthood’s roots. Like many of the young people today I wasn’t...
No One Can Legally Make You!
Recently a woman in Florida gave birth in her bathroom and hid her baby under the sink. This was her second pregnancy; during her first, she was...
My Other Mother
Beautiful poem “My Other Mother” written by Diane about her lifelong journey of adoption and the path to her Other Mother.
Throwin’ Em Away
Just one look at what my three-person household produces, from one recycling day to the next, astonishes me. Even though I try to keep the...
To Expecting Mothers: A Perspective on Pain
Trying to avoid pain is perfectly natural, and like most instincts, our society shamelessly encourages it. Think of commercials on TV. For every...
Being a Stand Up Girl
All you brave Stand Up girls are my inspiration, these days. I love to read your letters and hear your stories, which are just amazing. It takes...
I Was So Overwhelmed!
I have always been a planner, and the birth of my first child was no exception. I had been married for 7 years, graduated college, had a high...







