Carmen F.

“Grief is a grind. It is the work of breathing and waking and rising and moving through a world that feels emptier. A gaping hole has been torn into your existence, and everyone around you just walks right past it like it’s not even there.”
― Kennedy Ryan, Before I Let Go

“parental presence is key to optimizing the chance of your child having a life of well-being and resilience.”
― Hunter Clarke-Fields, Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids

“A parent’s love for their child is bottomless. Their children remain children, no matter how old they grow.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Café: Before the Coffee Gets Cold

“I’ll never be the size I was before I had kids, and I’m fine with that. My health isn’t a number on the scale or on a tag in my jeans. I feel good about my body because it gets me through this life. I want to be around as long as possible to see my kids grow up, so I take care of it. I can’t remember when I last felt like this.”
― Kennedy Ryan, Before I Let Go