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DNA does not dictate family. Both of my children are adopted. One from Vietnam, the other from South Africa. Love dictates family. So, out of the mouths of babes . . . when the adults can ‘start acting like adults’ again, this matter can be
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“People who’ve been that far into the darkness? They don’t break when you show them your fear. They break when you hide things like that from them, because then they feel like they’re fragile, feel like they have to tiptoe around everyone.”
― Shelved Hearts
― Shelved Hearts
“What is it about the cover of darkness that makes a person think their actions won’t come back to bite them in the ass with the morning light?”
― Up In Flames
― Up In Flames
“I’m sure you know this,” he said conversationally”
― On Thin Ice
― On Thin Ice
“And maybe that’s what healing really is. Not escape. Not forgetting. Just learning how to breathe with the person you love, over and over again.”
― Shelved Hearts
― Shelved Hearts
“There’s no deadline except actual death, Robbie. Until then, we’re all just sorting our shit, trying to keep the bits that make us happy and lose the bits that don’t.”
― Hot Axe
― Hot Axe
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