“I have read books ever since I learned how to spell my name. ‘You should marry a writer when you grow up. He’ll write and you’ll read endlessly.’ Together, we’re writing the pages of our own story.”
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“I have read books ever since I learned how to spell my name. ‘You should marry a writer when you grow up. He’ll write and you’ll read endlessly.’ Together, we’re writing the pages of our own story.”
“If he was choosing to spend time with me, then why would his sexual orientation matter? When we saw each other again, it was like sparks. It felt like the entire universe was aligning.”
“My daughter complained of intense stomachaches, and her growth basically stalled out. If my mother had been well, I would have turned to her. But I worried about her daily. I felt like the walking dead.”
“He was looking for me, and I was looking for him.”
“I thought a diagnosis would put an end to the grief. Turns out, it just opened up the door for all the other stages to creep into my heart.”
“All kids love to dance, but some seem to have been born with a natural talent that puts us all to shame.”
“This was our house, but we’ll have another one. We’re going to get through this as partners.”
“I would have hugged you more, even when you pushed me away. I would have kept you firmly planted on my hip, never knowing what day would be the last before you’d want to walk side by side. I would have snuggled a few more minutes before bedtime, because I know now those extra minutes only meant one thing… more time with you.”
“We were two high schoolers sitting in the front seat of a pick-up, planning for the future. Falling in love at 17, we made plans for where we’d live, what we’d do, who we’d be together. We joked about names for our future babies, who they’d look like. Never in a million years did we realize our journey to becoming parents would look like this.”
“You never know the kind of day someone could be having, and how you could impact their lives for the better with one small thing.”