“I started dating my husband at 13 years old. We got married at 19. I had my 1st miscarriage at 20 years old. I didn’t tell anyone. I went back to work the next day, taking orders at a drive-in, while someone was complaining about their kids.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“I was so excited to see my baby I thought NOTHING of this statement.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“I was crocheting, like how we spent most nights. It was my mom, who never called me this time of evening as she worked night shift and would normally still be sleeping.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“I didn’t think much of the vaccination debate until I had a medically fragile child. My lone surviving triplet came home from the hospital at 4 months old after being born at 22 weeks gestation.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“At the end of the service, each family had a chance to spend a few moments with all the babies in the casket. My husband, the girls and I all walked hand-in-hand slowly up front.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“We had just gotten news, bad news. I sat in shock. I turned to my husband and told him it was clear what her middle name should be – Hope.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“All the doctors told me I was too young to make any rash decisions.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“All of a sudden, I heard a noise I couldn’t recognize. I came to and realized the noise was coming from me. A deep, loud, moaning scream.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“That necklace my daughter is admiring holds the initials of her siblings. She may not get to play with them, but she knows all about her brother and sister.”
By Eliza Murphy -
“To the friends who said, ‘Maybe it’s not her time yet,’ or ‘Things happen for a reason,’ or ‘Just stay strong,’ it’s OK. Really. I hope you never learn from experience.”
By Eliza Murphy -
