“The moment the doctor turned on the ultrasound screen, there was a pause. ‘Remind me, did I give you anything to help trigger this pregnancy?’ Worried, we quickly replied, ‘No.’ She smiled even bigger and announced, ‘There are TWO babies in there!’”
“‘I thought I ‘d be married long before now!’ I had to mourn the life I thought I’d have.”
“’We’re pregnant!’ Thank the LORD the lights were off so no one could see my tears. The concept of ‘deserving to be parents’ is a privilege too many take for granted.”
“I gave birth on our bathroom floor. My husband held my hand tightly, telling me it’d be okay when we knew it wouldn’t. With tears in our eyes, we said goodbye to another baby.”
“I started jerking my head and losing control of my body. I was hitting myself, swearing and shouting. I was beyond frustrated.”
“We got the most life-altering news. Our baby’s left arm curved in and her right leg was underdeveloped. Her thumb was missing all of its bones. She’s literally the only person in the world like her.”
“My dad ran down to the lake saying, ‘NO BUDDY!’ There were SO many people around I couldn’t get to him. Another fire truck showed up, because my dad was also having a heart attack from the trauma.”
“People are getting paid peanuts by big corporations to maximize profits while laborers scrape by with miniscule paychecks.”
“Honestly, I liked it. I liked that I was 4 months pregnant and you couldn’t even tell. I tried to breastfeed my daughter but my body was weak and malnourished.”
“I wanted so badly to fit in that when a boy I liked asked me out I was so excited I didn’t even think about it and said yes! But my excitement was short lived, only to find out he was dared to do it and said he’d never go out with a ‘lard a–‘ like me. In 2019, I was tired of not enjoying my life. I wanted to get healthy, for ME.”
