“My palm was glued to my forehead that entire appointment. How could this be? I couldn’t even carry one baby… how was I going to carry four?! I started laughing, crying.”
- Love What Matters
- Children
“My palm was glued to my forehead that entire appointment. How could this be? I couldn’t even carry one baby… how was I going to carry four?! I started laughing, crying.”
“I became the white mom who can’t do her mixed daughter’s hair. I don’t want to be that stereotype.”
“What makes it especially awkward is these words are often being said by people who care.”
“I look at you and see the sweet baby I first held in my arms on the day I became a mom. I see you heading off to kindergarten in pigtails, ready to take on the world. I see you riding down the street on your first two-wheeled bike…your smile lit up with your first taste of freedom. All these years went by in a blink, just like every person said they would.”
“Once my milk came in, there was no stopping it. Had I not researched, the milk would have gone to waste.”
“For over a year, I raised brothers while living in limbo. I did every single mom thing—including falling deeply in love.”
“When my son was born, he couldn’t latch. The next few weeks were a blur. I simply didn’t have it in me. I was really struggling.”
“A journey that began with sleepless nights, exhausting days, and unidentifiable stains on my shirt has somehow turned into me having the time of my life.”
“When I found out I would be having a girl, I was filled with both overwhelming delight and undeniable fear.”
“By his 1-month well-check, my once plump little newborn was looking frail. Not only was he not gaining weight, but he was losing it. I felt my baby was starving and it was MY fault.”