“So what does any of this have to do with maternal stress during pregnancy? It turns out that high doses of many of the major stress hormones, including cortisol and adrenaline, interfere with testosterone production. Men, for instance, show a decreased level of circulating testosterone when they are significantly stressed. Because maternal stress hormones can cross the placenta, it has been proposed that pregnant females who are highly stressed may release sufficient quantities of adrenal hormones to interfere with the usual testosterone surge in male fetuses, thereby nudging their brains toward more feminine behavior, including a propensity for homosexuality.”
― What's Going on in There?: How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life
― What's Going on in There?: How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life
“She is the creature of life, the giver of life, and the giver of abundant love, care and protection. Such are the great qualities of a mother. The bond between a mother and her child is the only real and purest bond in the world, the only true love we can ever find in our lifetime.”
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“Every day, with all my heart, I will miss you. And each time I think of you, you will feel my blessing.”
― Three Daughters
― Three Daughters
“and she always had a way with her brokenness. She would take her pieces and make them beautiful.”
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“There are some people with whom your body works.With whom you fall into stride without trying; with whom you're warm when it's cold; with whom you always feel the right size even if you feel the wrong size everywhere else.”
― The Unfinished Symphony of You and Me
― The Unfinished Symphony of You and Me
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