Status Updates From The Water Women

omg. My heart is shattered - more shattered than any other part in this book. I gasped so loud my office was like WHAT? and I have goosebumps.

This book hits home for me. The gift of a daughter is such a blessing. The things you decide that you want to do different, the love you want to share, the fear of getting it right. Also, the grief of trying for years to add to your family but never being able to. The loss of 2 babies over the years and never lining up to have more while watching others. Truly understanding the gift of having children.

I want to wear this incredible sea silk they talk about

Its a hard thing when a woman struggles to have children and the only thing they get is to watch others have children..easily.

Its sad that Zaneta is so hard on her daughter - I understand it but the gift of being a water woman becomes a burden with the way her mother is going about it. It loses its beauty and appeal. Its more of a chore. Its another product of the war that her mother became the way she was.

The pull to experience other traditions and make your own way as a young adult happens - most do - a lot eventually come back to "home"