Thursday, April 12, 2007

Fertility Goddesses.

I found a major theme in the book "My Year of Meats" to be infertility. The OED defines infertile as: "not fertile; unfruitful, unproductive, barren, sterile." The two women in this book both deal with infertility, but in opposite cycles, it seems. Akiko goes from healthy and able to bear children, to infertile, and then back to being healthy, with a baby growing inside her. Jane however, goes from infertile to being pregnant and then her baby dies because her cervix is damaged and she is unable to bear children. Fertility is very important to both women and cultures. As women in any culture, we are expected to produce offspring, and continue the family line. We are the life-givers. We are glorified because we can reproduce. Glorified, but we hold no real power. To be infertile seems to take women a step down on the ladder of importance within society; we lose the little power we had.

Interestingly enough, in Akiko and John's case, Akiko's inability to conceive made her sex appeal decrease. John wouldn't even bother having sex until she started menstruating. However, in American culture, when having sex is equated with making a baby, most men are turned off or scared away. Perhaps this is due to the image of an American woman straying away from the typical housewife who stays home to raise the children. Perhaps it is simply because unmarried men want sex with no repercussions, while many married men want to reproduce.

Jane divorced her first husband, Emil, because they found out that she was infertile, and they had desperately wanted children. It seems the didn't marry for love, they married to reproduce. Because Jane wasn't able to, they went their separate ways. That is odd to me. I would never marry someone because I think we would have fabulous children. The first thing in a marriage should be love. I think it is fitting that when Jane finds love, she is somehow able to conceive, but when she pushes her lover, Sloan, away, she loses her baby.

Akiko has the same kind of experience. When she is infertile, it is when she is married to John, who she does not love. It's almost as though she values her gift of being able to bear children, and doesn't want to share it with her husband, so she removes the possibility of becoming pregnant. When she finally makes the decision to leave him is when she becomes pregnant.

If I were infertile, I would adopt, perhaps because it has been bred into me to want children, to want to be a caregiver. Then again, perhaps I would want children no matter what kind of society I was brought up in. I feel like discovering infertility would create some feelings of worthlessness. What good is it to be a woman if you cannot produce offspring? (I mean that as a rhetorical question.) That is our unique property, our key to womanhood.

Random note- A friend of mine once told me, (he was probably high), that I "exude fertility." He then proceeded to ask if I would bear his 8 children, which just made me laugh like none other, but I was oddly pleased by such an unusual compliment.

10 comments:

Sugar said...

1. I love that you are still awake writing blogs. I am too!
2. A friend of mine once asked me to bear his army of children. I laughed and said NO. He was not high. He is my cousin. (weird, i know.)
3. I once heard that celebrities marry several times for the following reasons: the first marriage is for looks - everyone loves a beatiful celebrity couple! The second marriage is for beautiful babies - everyone loves a beautiful celebrity couple with beautiful babies. The third marriage is for money - to support the beautiful babies and tummy tucks. And the fifth marriage is for love.
Maybe Jane just wanted to be a celebrity.

Lucas said...

Carey, you did an admirable job of posting blogs at 2:46 AM. However, I believe that I have just blown your time out of the water by a solid two hours. A fine effort on your part nonetheless. Same to Amanda as well. I've never been more proud of you guys.

Anonymous said...

I want to testify of what DR EKA (dreka14demons@gmail.com) did for me and my hubby.we have been married since 2007 without a sign of pregnancy. I went off birth control then and did not have a period. my gyro gave me progesterone to jump-start a period and it did., but I did not have another one. we did another round of progesterone followed by 100mg clomid for 5 months, we followed all doctors instructions but all to no avail. I have been buying ovulation kits pregnancy test AND i finally got 3 tests when i was ovulating! So ever since that we have been trying for years now! Well i was very confused because i keep taking ept test AND they all keep turning out to be negative! I really want a baby girl while my hubby wants a baby boy LOLL! I think maybe we are just trying so hard, what i can tell you is that it’s been so many years now and i still yet do not have my period??Nobody to help because everybody around us was already at the verge of losing their faith on us. no were to run to until one faithful day i was reading a magazine and i stumble on a page were i found topic or a head line {A SPELL CASTER} who can heal someone or, bring back your EX,enlarge your BREAST, help you win a VISA LOTTERY, losing your WEIGHT and even get six PACKS AND flatten your BELLY,I gave her a try and before i could no it DR EKA rescued me from my problem by casting a spell for me and told me to go and make love with my hubby,then i did, and after nine months i delivered a baby BOY . after all this , i said to myself that i wont just testify on line, but make the whole world see and hear of he. This spell caster name is DR EKA. So many people have witness his wonderful work.he is nice, contact him on (dreka14demons@gmail.com) if you are in any predicament email him immediately without doubts Thanks so very much!! DR EKA.

Anonymous said...

eka, herbal is a must take by any woman trying to get pregnant. I was devastated and so was my husband after being told by my fertility specialist at age 38 that I had no option but to consider adoption or donor eggs (according to my doctor I was out of eggs and gave me 4% chance of getting pregnant and a 2% chance of carrying a baby to full term). After much research and dozens of hours reading infertility related articles and posts online, I have found your email (dreka14demons@gmail.com)! I never believed in anything alternative to western medicine and thought all the other stuff like Chinese medicine was a hoax. But I was soon glad to be wrong as I followed your the guidelines given to me as soon as you cast on me pregnancy spell and send to me your natural herbals. After one month of trying I became pregnant and had a beautiful healthy boy. Nine months after that I did everything you told me again and after 2 months of trying I got pregnant again and gave birth to another perfect little boy. I would recommend anyone with an open mind to contact eka on (dreka14demons@gmail.com). It just might be the answer to your prayers. Thank you for everything you have done for me, EKA!"

karen said...


I GIVE ALL THANKS TO DR WILLIAMS WITH HIS HERBAL PORTION I WAS COMPLETELY CURED FROM FIBROID
I can’t believe this. A great testimony that i must share to all fibroid patient in the world. i never believed that their could be any complete cure for fibroid with out going for surgery ,i saw people’s testimony on blog sites and Facebook page of how Dr Williams prepare herbal cure for different king of disease,and with the help of his herb they where able to shrink there fibroid naturally. i had to try it too and you can,t believe that in just few weeks i started using it all my pains stop gradually . Right now i want to tell you all that i just give birth to a baby boy last month,and on thin now i have not had any pain, and i have just went for text last week and the doctor confirmed that there is no trace of any fibroid in my system . Glory be to God for leading me to this great Dr Williams I am so happy as i am sharing this testimony. My advice to you all who thinks that their is no herbal cure for fibroid that is Not true ,just contact him and get cure from his email drwilliams098765@gmail.com and you will be free and free forever, Try it and you will not regret it because it truly works. i hope to see your testimony soon.

Sophie Lewis said...

"Dear dr williams, your herb has saved my life and my sanity. I was scared, and had been seeing numerous specialists and almost all of the straight away told me I had to remove my uterus because of my large fibroid. Can you believe this? To top it all up, none of those doctors had answered my simple questions on the subject. I was so scared that I would not be able to have a baby as surgery seemed like the only choice then. Your product had dramatically allayed my fears. I have read many other guides on the subject of fibroids and i think dr williams herb is yours offers and the only true and lasting solution to fibroid. I am a walking living proof of that claim. It has been 3 months since I implemented dr williams herbal portion, and I am now completely clear of fibroids and I am sure I am on my way to become a mother. I also feel very healthy and vibrant. Thank god for your work and support dr williams, for more information about his herb you can also contact his email address drwilliams098675@gmail.com

kate said...

ALL THANKS TO DR WILLIAMS

his product is by far the best plan for treating fibroids naturally...the practical step by step instructions and the detailed information regarding the real cause and how to treat uterine fibroids were a real eye opener. I started dr williams medication after intense bleeding and pain which occurred during one of my rehearsals (I am a professional violinist).I was later that week diagnosed with 2 medium sized fibroids which placed an enormous pressure on my bladder. I was advised by 3 different doctors to undergo surgery to remove these fibroids as I was told that there was nothing I could do to shrink or stop their growth. Luckily, I ran into dr williams by accident as I was searching for information on the net regarding my condition. I was so relieved to have found that surgery was not always the answer, that it can be dangerous and that uterine fibroid can return even after surgical intervention. In less than 4 weeks of taking dr williams herbal portion and following his instruction, both of my fibroid had shrunk by 100% and the second ultrasound taken 7 weeks after I began taking dr williams medication, had shown that both of these were completely gone. I also my periods became regular. and now am three months old pregnant, you can contact his email address on drwilliams098675@gmail.com for advice and for his product.

lawson morgan said...

An amazing testimony on on how i conceive, also cure from fibroid, i wonder why people still don't believe that roots and herbs are very essential and fruitful in different aspect, especially when you can't conceive and bear children. I am a living witness because I tried all I could to be pregnant but all to no avail, on this faithful day, i decided to check the net for updates on healthy living and i came across testimonies of lot of women who Dr Ebhota has helped with his native herbs to conceive. i decided to put a try because this has been my greatest problem in life so I emailed Dr Ebhota, and he told me what to do which i did, after which he sent me some roots and herbs syrup and gave me step by step guild lines on how and when to have sex with my man. I missed my menstrual flow within a short period of taking it, and the doctor confirmed that I am pregnant. I am very glad to tell the world that I just put to bed a bouncing baby boy last week. Contact Dr Ebhota for your own testimony on: (drebhota12345@gmail.com).Or Whatsapp Him +2349035314155, He can also cure so many sickness
{1}Herpes
{2}Diabetes
{3}Epilepsy
{4} Blood Cancer
{5} HPV
{6} ALS
{7} Hepatitis
{8} Sickle cell anaemia

karen said...

I GIVE ALL THANKS TO DR WILLIAMS WITH HIS HERBAL PORTION I WAS COMPLETELY CURED FROM FIBROID
I can’t believe this. A great testimony that i must share to all fibroid patient in the world. i never believed that their could be any complete cure for fibroid with out going for surgery ,i saw people’s testimony on blog sites and Facebook page of how Dr Williams prepare herbal cure for different king of disease,and with the help of his herb they where able to shrink there fibroid naturally. i had to try it too and you can,t believe that in just few weeks i started using it all my pains stop gradually . Right now i want to tell you all that i just give birth to a baby boy last month,and on thin now i have not had any pain, and i have just went for text last week and the doctor confirmed that there is no trace of any fibroid in my system . Glory be to God for leading me to this great Dr Williams I am so happy as i am sharing this testimony. My advice to you all who thinks that their is no herbal cure for fibroid that is Not true ,just contact him and get cure from his email drwilliams098675@gmail.com and you will be free and free forever, Try it and you will not regret it because it truly works. i hope to see your testimony soon.

Richard Debra said...

An amazing testimony on how i conceive and also get cure from my fibroid permanently with his natural herbs , i wonder why people still don't believe that roots and herbs are very essential and fruitful in different aspect, especially when you can't conceive and bear children. I am a living witness because I tried all I could to be pregnant but all to no avail, on this faithful day, i decided to check the net for updates on healthy living and i came across testimonies of lot of women who Dr Onokun has helped with his native herbs to conceive. i decided to put a try because this has been my greatest problem in life so I emailed Dr Onokun, and he told me what to do which i did, after which he sent me some roots and herbs syrup and gave me step by step guild lines on how and when to have sex with my man. I missed my menstrual flow within a short period of taking it, and the doctor confirmed that I am pregnant. I am very glad to tell the world that I just put to bed a bouncing baby boy last week. Contact Dr Onokun for your own testimony on: Dronokunherbalcure@gmail.com Or WhatsApp: +2349064844957