“I began to have dreams viewing life in my absence, being forced to watch my son struggle to make sense of his alcoholic mother. A mother who could never get sober. Those dreams changed something inside of me.”

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“I began to have dreams viewing life in my absence, being forced to watch my son struggle to make sense of his alcoholic mother. A mother who could never get sober. Those dreams changed something inside of me.”
“Cellulite, stretch marks, saggy bellies. Look at all it has done for them. It brought them into this world, made magic happen, and has become their home. It’s time we love our bodies back.”
“That glorious thump, thump, thump wafting through the room is a moment I will never forget. Not only was this the first time we made it far enough to hear a heartbeat, but we also got to hear two!”
“‘Why do only adoption families have to go through all the parenting classes?’ It was intrusive and exhausting. I was excited about the adoption process and the end result of having grown our family, but I was stressed and overwhelmed.”
“He was everything I had ever wanted. Charming, sweet, successful, and he was head over heels in love with me. I was so happy on our wedding day, but my happiness was short-lived. Afterwards he said to me, ‘Now you’re mine and I own you.’ Things changed dramatically.”
“Maybe this is actually what it is to be 49, feeling like life is a gift and knowing the whole of our lives is still here with us. We have lost nothing and we have gotten so much. Cheers to getting older my friends.”
“I would wake up and cry in the mirror, ‘I’m not drinking anymore.’ Then, I’d walk over to the freezer, grab the whiskey, take a shot, throw up, then light up a cigarette.”
“Studios, dancers, and choreographers uphold outdated ideas about what a ballerina can and should look like. All this being said, I’ve learned that even though I may not be the ‘typical’ ballerina, I can still be a ballerina.”
“I hope it makes a child smile, even if it’s just for a few seconds when they rip open the sparkly wrapping paper or skim through the pictures of a brand new book. I hope it makes their day a tiny bit better.”
“My face was in the toilet for the entire day. I was crying to any god out there to hear me, anyone at all. ‘Take it away or kill me. Either way I can’t do it anymore.'”
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