In an effort to comfort the fertility-challenged woman, some insensitive people will ask, "Do you really need to have children?" This often comes from experienced parents who focus on the struggles in raising children rather than on the joys.

I have been a parent for almost seven years, so I am very familiar with the struggles involved in raising a child. My son also has some special needs - attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and asthma - so I am very familiar with the additional challenges of parenting a child with special needs. ... more