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Now, don’t get my wrong: at ages six and two, my kids are definitely most heavily influenced by their mom and dad at this stage. But that won’t always be the case. And when they’re “out in the world,” will I be fixated on wielding my power over how they “turn out,” or will I be a steady, nurturing operating base from which they can explore?

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How can I express my gratitude for the peace your presence brings?

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When everything was all over, I remember looking out of the window at the blue sky and recounting my life. Things that used to hurt to remember didn’t anymore.

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I think it’s time we started being honest about the fact that being a parent is not for everyone, and that’s okay.

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There are two moms inside me: the aspirational mom and the actual, real-life mom. 

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Pregnancy can feel very isolating for a lot of people and for a lot of different reasons, especially when you’re a young mom.

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Some women who prefer to remain childfree have a desire to raise children, and some of them have no desire to raise children, but all of them have a stronger desire to experience other things than to experience raising children, and thus, they have chosen not to.

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As a first time mom, there are days I’d like to exit the vehicle while it is still in motion.

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When the sonographer jubilantly announced the gender of our baby at our 20 week morphology scan, I burst into tears.

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They take it upon themselves to be informed with what’s happening inside of you.