“Soon he will have his license, soon he will be talking about his plans after graduation, soon he will be off to college. Soon I won’t be needed in this parking lot…and I am really going to miss this place.”
- Love What Matters
- Children
“Soon he will have his license, soon he will be talking about his plans after graduation, soon he will be off to college. Soon I won’t be needed in this parking lot…and I am really going to miss this place.”
“Even when the schools do not have a place for you to thrive. Even when governments with power to change things do not believe you deserve help. Even when people glare at you in disgust for not being able to do things you cannot understand. Even when the world around you would rather you be hidden.”
“We aren’t newlyweds jet-setting the world anymore. Most of the time we have a smaller set of hands between ours now. But just like that, a simple touch melted the stoicism.”
“It sucks to be us, but not when we’re together.”
“There are no words to describe what it feels like to watch your children weaken over time. Depression and anxiety visit me daily. Some days, I punch my pillow and beg for different circumstances.”
“For those who are struggling with depression, anxiety, and all forms of mental illness, you won’t stay in that situation forever. I can attest to that.”
“But one night, after sweat, tears, and pain, we are there. Experiencing the rush of our hearts separating from our bodies and arriving as a tiny human—suddenly free in this giant world. A piece of our souls, breathing the same air, thumping its own heart, but still needing us.”
“The current state of the world is becoming the new excuse as to why families like mine don’t get the help we need.”
“Nope, no one told me how much I would have to give up. But you know what? No one told me how much I would gain.”
“I won’t be curling my hair, putting on a lot of makeup, showering every day, or having clothes without breastmilk spilled all over them. But I also won’t be beating myself up for missing some unrealistic expectation of having it all together in those first few days.”