I reintroduced myself to myself, this time a mother. After which, nothing was ever the same.
“Lots of cures are worse than what they aim to cure.”
― The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
― The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
“The people we love die. But the people we love live too. And so should we.”
― Grave Talk
― Grave Talk
“Motherhood made you believe blindly, hope endlessly, behave irrationally, as long as it meant those children tucked safely in the pocket of your love.”
― The Girls Who Grew Big
― The Girls Who Grew Big
“I fell in love with my baby boy instantly, marveling at his perfection and that he’d lived inside me for so long. My feelings stemmed from the deepest parts of me. He wasn’t a stranger in my arms—it was like a missing piece of myself had been returned.”
― The Perfect Child
― The Perfect Child
“We keep what we want to remember. We hoard what we can’t live without.”
― 14 Ways To Die
― 14 Ways To Die
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