“Today was really hard for me. Today was the first time I had to teach the day after a mass school shooting. I dreaded facing my students this morning, and as the first students walked in, I began to feel the anxiety pooling in my stomach. I was dreading one, specific question.”
“No child should have to look down at a friend lying in a coffin and watch as their family kisses them goodbye.”
“My pregnancy was normal up until 21 weeks. One week later I started spotting. Unfortunately, the bleeding got heavier and caused me to contract.”
“Over the past nine months, I have been able to help feed seven other babies who needed milk when their mamas were either in the hospital or their supply was low.”
“I knew she was new to Yuma and didn’t have friends here and this was her first baby.”
“Many women have spoken about their guilt towards disliking their bodies, but then their gratification to have their scars and marks, because at the end of the day, their bodies have done absolutely miraculous things of bringing a baby into the world.”
“I look up and the troopers, without hesitation, are opening their wallets and handing over their credit cards.”
“I told my family that I wanted to die, I wanted to end my life. I was in so much pain, nothing seemed to help it.”
“My lunch table came to expect these notes. As soon as my friends and I sat down to eat, they’d look at me expectantly to see what pearls of wisdom my dad provided.”
“I knew that something was different. As soon as I looked down, I saw it. I saw it in my baby’s face. I thought to myself… my baby has Down syndrome.”
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