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Jenny Rough

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Jenny Rough is a lawyer-turned-writer. Visit her on the web at www.jennyrough.com

Recent blog posts written by Jenny Rough

Environmental Rhythm Band

I was working on a magazine article recently where I interviewed Carol Kranowitz, a former music and movement teacher at a nursery school in Washington, D.C. She has done a ton of work in the area of Sensory Processing Disorder–where kids have a difficult time receiving information from the body’s five basic senses, movement and [...]

December 8, 2011 Written by Crafts , Education , Nature

Arms Wide Open

I went to the hospital and stayed overnight. It was a little adventure. I’ve never had to go to the hospital before (except for the day I was born). I was there for laparoscopic surgery as I continue to manage living with endometriosis. The anesthesia made me super lovey dovey. In recovery, I sang praises [...]

October 17, 2011 Written by Books , Midwifery

An Unexpected Call

Over breakfast one day last month, the message light flashed on my BlackBerry. A friend of a friend was trying to find adoptive parents for a 15-month old boy. He had been relinquished to foster care, and the original placement had fallen through. There was no backup. Were we interested? My heart raced. My mind [...]

August 2, 2011 Written by Fertility , Motherhood

Three Documentaries

Three documentaries have caught my eye recently. I have Donor Unknown saved on Netflix. It’s about a woman who goes in search of her biological father, sperm donor 150. TechnoStorks follows three couples undergoing fertility treatments. And Google Baby is the HBO documentary that was released last year about outsourcing surrogacy to India. Ron and [...]

June 6, 2011 Written by Fertility

Mother’s Day Prayer

Mother’s Day 2011 has officially come and gone, but I’m still thinking about it. On Sunday morning, I slipped into a skirt and top and got ready for church. I’m in California for a few weeks, so I met my friend Debra at her house and we walked eight blocks in the sunshine to the [...]

May 9, 2011 Written by Fertility , Motherhood

National Infertility Awareness Week

It’s National Infertility Awareness Week (April 24-30). Lots of events going on. Find one here. Not that long ago, I visited the university where I attended law school. As I walked through the library, I observed the women. They concentrated hard as they flipped through their textbooks. Studying, reading, taking notes. That was me 12 [...]

April 25, 2011 Written by Fertility