Devon Ledbetter is a writer and editor based in Florida. She holds a BA in English from Florida State University. She currently formerly worked as a Digital Editor with Love What Matters and has previously had works published with College Magazine and Her Campus. Her favorite pastimes include beach trips, baking, and concerts. You can learn more about Devon through her portfolio https://dnl16b.wixsite.com/ledbetter-portfolio
“We get all the questions: ‘Are you Mormon?’ ‘Are you Catholic?’ ‘Do you have a TV?’ ‘Are they all from one dad?’ ‘Are they all yours?’ My favorite is, ‘You know how that happens, right?’ To which I respond, ‘Sure do! And clearly I’m super good at it!'”
“I jolted awake multiple times throughout the night just to check her – and recheck her – and recheck her again. I would wake up, scared she was missing or strangling in our sheets. I worried she would be kidnapped.”
“They’re learning about what love is based on how we talk about other people and how we serve people or if they hear us gossiping, being critical and self-centered. They’re learning from how we interact with our spouse, providing them their first example of what they think a normal marriage is.”
“I want to go back and hug her. Tell her to believe people when they said it’ll get better. Tell her to put the pump down sooner and snuggle that little baby more. Tell her to let go of all the expectations. She was truly doing the best she knew how to do.”
“One of the students was having a hard time with the new topic. As the teacher began to step aside and help the student, Sophia chimed in and told the teacher she would get up and go over and help the other student out.”
“In January 2020, I showed up to a new job intoxicated and high. After, I went on a two-day bender, where I didn’t stop drinking. I knew I needed help. Little did I know, a few months later the world was about to change forever.”
“But we don’t cry over spilled milk.”
“Three out of four successfully dropped off at school is still a success rate of 75%. That’s a passing grade in my books! Though I once again will likely not be ‘Mother of the Year’ material.”
“I am proud of Robert’s classmate for asking this question as well. He simply asked a question regarding something he wasn’t sure about in an appropriate manner.”
“As for me and my house, when this mombie is happy and reminded of the wonders of make believe, she doesn’t seem to be quite as scary.”
