Follow Me
-
Recent Posts
Categories
Top Posts & Pages
Archives
- January 2023
- June 2021
- May 2021
- November 2020
- October 2020
- July 2020
- April 2020
- February 2020
- November 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- March 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- May 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- July 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
Meta
Monthly Archives: May 2012
The tension between emotions and science
What is it that makes people so uncomfortable about admitting to an emotional basis for thoughts or actions? Or put it another way, have we become so gripped by the need to be rational and scientific that we have … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged emotions, Nuffield Council on Bio-Ethics, Progress educational trust, science, society
2 Comments
Keeping the focus on the family
Rome was wonderful, as expected, but we didn’t expect to leave that city in pouring rain and return to a sunny UK with temperatures of 25C. Very hard to get back to work with my office at home, the temptations … Continue reading
Caio…for now
Just had a wonderful, if exhausting, day with our granddaughter who shows her enthusiasm for life and the people she loves by grinning widely and waving all arms and legs. Makes me tired just looking at her. She is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Caio…for now
Please make yourself uncomfortable
As I am old enough to remember Listen with Mother on BBC Home Service (Radio 4) when the ritual litany was…are you sitting comfortably, well now I’ll begin… as we snuggled up with our stay at home mums to hear … Continue reading
What about the men?
It’s been a bit of a bonkers week…part of it without my beloved iMac as it had to go to have it’s whole email system re-installed, so I’m sorry for the lack of original material in my blog. However, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged British Infertility Counselling Association, Klinefelter syndrome, male factor infertility, sperm donor
Comments Off on What about the men?
Telling the truth and trusting our children
Here is another story from the DC Network website. It must be twelve or fourteen years old but like the best books, stories or poems the message it brings remains as true today as it was then. The Day The … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged death and other 'difficult' subjects, trusting ourselves, truth telling. trusting children
Comments Off on Telling the truth and trusting our children
Parenting donor conceived children: Is it different?
Twelve years ago I gave a presentation at one of DCN’s national meetings on this topic. I just came across it again as I was continuing to rifle through the personal stories on the web site towards transferring the most … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged difference, genetic determinism, managing mixed feelings, openness, relationships, sense of self
19 Comments
Olivia's View 