2011
Wanted: midlife (nearing 40 and up) single women seeking to become first-time mothers
TLL Community: Please read this letter from Rhonda McClain in regards to a documentary she is putting together. Please contact Rhonda at the email address she has listed below if you are interested in participating:
Dear TLL,
I am in the development phase of a documentary on midlife (nearing 40 and up) single women seeking to become first-time mothers and would like to reach out to readers to solicit your participation.
I am looking for a diverse pool of single midlife women willing to share their stories of the heartache, trials, social stigma and joys faced in their journeys toward motherhood. Their motherhood path may be through IVF, surrogacy or adoption. These subjects may come from any walk of life — lesbian, cancer survivors, disabled, women who have endured alone the trauma of infertility or some other — but their central desire is to become a mother.
I have found a number of straight women subjects willing to share their stories but, as yet, no lesbians. I truly feel the piece would suffer without the inclusion of the single lesbian perspective and am committed to making sure your voices are part of the mix.
I am one of the producers for the project and, myself, a single, midlife woman with an ever-present desire to become a mother.
My hope is the documentary would provide discourse on the topic and draw to light the fact that the desire for motherhood doesn’t necessarily wane as menopause approaches or fade if a woman finds herself in midlife without a partner.
If you have any additional questions I’d be happy to clarify. Feel free to message me at the contact listed below.
I look forward to hearing your stories.
Sincerely,
Rhonda McClain
