“I’m sure there were days they were mad at each other, annoyed, stressed, or tired from a long day at work…but they still washed/dried the dishes together. As a kid, I didn’t think much about it. But as a 33-year-old standing in the kitchen I grew up in, that small gesture looked completely different.”
“As she embarks down the long corridor of the airport, to the massive world awaiting her, I take a deep breath knowing she will forever carry a piece of my heart wherever her path may lead.”
“The black Labrador set off in the direction of the last person they saw walk past them. Meanwhile, the golden retriever stayed back to watch over their beloved dad, who was unconscious.”
“You and your partner might be the perfect match, but that doesn’t mean you have the same needs and boundaries.”
“I was told her heart defect was so severe there was a likelihood she wouldn’t make it to full-term. If she did, she may not survive birth. And if she did, they wouldn’t be able to perform surgery due to the complexity of the defect.”
“‘Are those happy tears or…?,’ the sonographer cautiously asked me as I sobbed upon the realization we were expecting our second set of twins.”
“I had no idea how obsessed I’d be with another being’s poop and pee.”
“Let out that breath you’ve been holding in since you woke up. You’re doing the best you can.”
“We had learned to function on ingenuity and instincts, but we always found a way. Life became stable, imperfect, and ours.”
“I made it to the top, but unfortunately, that was not the goal as my six-year-old was now halfway around the circular death trap and looking to see what was taking Old Lady River so long.”
