“With every stroke of the razor I cried, but I also felt freedom, and dare I say, happiness.”

“With every stroke of the razor I cried, but I also felt freedom, and dare I say, happiness.”
“I struggled through acne, stomach aches, anxiety, chest palpitations, and sweaty palms. My body was keeping score.”
“If it makes her feel pretty, if it makes her feel good about herself even for a split second… let her do it.”
“If someone says no, it’s a SOLID no.”
“This is real life. These are the parts your Black friends don’t tell you, because we exist in the world you create for us in your head.”
“It’s okay to take the path less traveled.”
“I got a first chance at life.”
“It is difficult to evade the worries of tomorrow, but we can control making our children feel unconditionally and wholly loved, today.”
“You don’t see it in the floor covered with toys or the countertop smattered with dirty dishes. You don’t feel it in your 3-day-old yoga pants, desperately brushing out the crease in your hair from your days-old ponytail, wondering where all of your clean bras are. But it’s there, one perfect Mom for her sweet baby.”
“It does not mean our child is dying.”