Valerie

“That we can live out our children’s lives in a way—do things on behalf of them. It gives them a chance to have an impact.”
― Deanna Roy, Baby Dust

“Yeah, the majority head out after three or four meetings. They get pregnant again, mostly, or tire of grieving and just move on. Often their partners aren’t supportive of their sadness playing out too long. They guilt them into acting like they’re better.”
― Deanna Roy, Baby Dust

“Dot sat forward and tugged another handful of bracelets from the snarl. “Here’s something I believe.” She held up a green bracelet so that the sun shone clear through the colors on the beads. “I believe that when women like us meet, that our children in heaven also find their way to each other, on account of us all being in the same place and them watching over. So they’re all together—Stella your pair, Melinda’s, and mine. Right now, they’re up there, singing maybe, or playing Red Rover, and probably laughing at us sitting around trying to fix a mess we ourselves made.”
― Deanna Roy, Baby Dust

“Yep. Some things are permanent.”
― Deanna Roy, Baby Dust