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Jun 04 2009

Home Death Revelation!

category: Death author: Indra

I watched the documentary “A Family Undertaking” last night.  It’s about home funerals. I already had a hunch that I was as much of a death radical as I am a birth radical and this video (available on Netlix) confirmed it: bring on the fleshy, life-affirming, love-emanating reality of death!
Of course, I mean “radical” here [...]


May 08 2009

How We Bond

category: Bonding author: Indra

I just packed for my partner who has a camping trip with 20 teenagers this weekend.  It’s a division of labor that suits our nearly 17 year relationship; she hates to pack, I kind of like it, love her by doing it.  This afternoon, my two kiddos, comfortably stripped down to boxers for their annual [...]


Apr 30 2009

Can’t

category: Birth, Death author: Indra

Not everyone can bear children.  Not everyone will bear children in the same way, or with the same outcome. The reasons for this vary widely.  Sometimes there are no reasons.
In the United States 7.4% of women ages 15-44 are infertile (and almost 12% have impaired fertility). Worldwide, infertility seems to range from 3-10%.
But these numbers [...]