“You are pregnant, with child, in the family way. People, some of whom you hardly know, will begin to comment on your belly size. They might even give it a rub, like you have strapped an animal of some kind in your front side and given total strangers permission to pet you at their leisure.”
― Letting Go of Perfect: Women, Expectations, and Authenticity
― Letting Go of Perfect: Women, Expectations, and Authenticity
“He kissed my belly, “Just think. All the love that we have for each other, we put it in this safe place here.” He kissed my belly again.”
― My Side
― My Side
“And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon.”
― The Owl and the Pussycat
They danced by the light of the moon.”
― The Owl and the Pussycat
“You can't know how much a mother loves.”
― Steam
― Steam
“A mother isn’t the person who births you; it’s the person who rears you and shows you love.”
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
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