My Miserable, Lonely Lesbian Pregnancy (pt 1)
Last night my Maybe Baby group went to see Andrea Askowitz give a reading from her book My Miserable, Lonely Lesbian Pregnancy. The reading was at Bailey/Coy, Seattle’s friendly lesbian-owned bookstore. Askowitz was a single lesbian mom by choice when she got pregnant and had her baby, so I was especially looking forward to her reading. She read several different selections from her book and was absolutely hilarious – this is no wonderfully rosy portrayal of pregnancy, as you might guess given the title. Instead, she provides a realistic and honest – not to mention funny – portrayal of her experience. In one section, she describes going to the fertility clinic, where she was required to watch a video about hetero couples struggling with infertility. One of the couples simply wasn’t having sex often enough. After watching the show, she told the nurse she knew the source of her infertility. The nurse asked what it was and she responded, “I’m a lesbian.”
I started the book last night and so far it’s really hilarious. Watch for another post with a full review once I’ve finished it.
Incidentally, she is now partnered and her partner is currently pregnant. Congrats to them both.
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Posted: June 25th, 2008 under LGBT family, books, single lesbian mom.
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June 26th, 2008 at 6.25 am
I am going to run out and get this book. I have been reading Knock Yourself Up by Louise Sloan. She talks about her experience as a single lesbian trying to get pregnant and have a baby! I am hoping that it will happen to me some day soon. Love it!