11 Thoughts While Having a Transvaginal Ultrasound - Sammiches and Psych Meds

As a woman of a certain age, I've had enough doctors, nurses, technicians, interns, and members of the general public up in my hooha that if I lined them all up, we could fill out a parade.

With two miscarriages, three children and a round of fertility treatments under my belt, I've had more ultrasounds than I can count on all my fingers and toes.  You’d think after that many procedures, I’d get used to it – but the invasiveness of the procedure still throws me off. So, a couple of weeks ago, to keep myself amused, I kept track of the thoughts that were going through my head…

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New day, new rant.  This one may potentially alienate some of my readers.  I can't say I'm sorry if it does - if you're offended by this, you're not my type of people anyway.

My cousin, we'll call him Ray, separated from his wife and after about nine months, met a new woman.  Which is great for him.  The separation wasn't his idea, and it hit him hard.  He tried very hard to get her to come back.  But it wasn't working.  For her or for him.  I think he's come to terms with it now.  They had a child together - and they're working fairly amicably together to co-parent him.

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For most women, the decision to divorce, whether our own decision or someone else's is the proverbial rock bottom.  Our confidence takes a huge hit.  And the idea that we could ever be seen as desirable to someone else (or desire someone else for that matter) seems impossible.

But I can tell you, from experience, that it is possible to get your sexy back.

Read my article on DivorcedMoms.com.