“I see you trying to be the calm amongst the storm. I hear you just trying your hardest to be heard.”

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“I see you trying to be the calm amongst the storm. I hear you just trying your hardest to be heard.”
“I’m a single mom, yes, but my village is strong, amazing, and the most supportive. I know this baby will be surrounded by so much love, understanding, and diversity. I thank the universe everyday for placing such amazing, wonderful, loving humans in my life exactly when I needed them.”
“After my adoptive parents left me, I bounced from couch to couch with friends and ultimately ended up homeless, where I became the victim of sex trafficking. Life felt completely hopeless, but I persevered.”
“You never know the journey a person has been on through motherhood.”
“When Gracie turned 4, Brittany received legal guardianship. But it would be another SEVEN years before they would legally adopt her because… adoption isn’t cheap.”
“The night we came home, June fell asleep on the couch waiting for us. Joey crept into the house holding Ivy. ‘June Bug, wake up.’ She popped up when she realized Mom, Dad, and Ivy were home.”
“Many things do not come naturally for Sebastian, but it appeared as if public speaking was something he had done all of his life.”
“The little, simple things, I cannot make excuses for. He’s not at work, not out with his brothers watching the games. He’s. Not. Here. And that’s the hard truth those small things bring.”
“Very sad, very happy, very excited, very angry. She moves before she thinks. If you tell her she shouldn’t, she is even more determined. If she loves you, she loves you big. There is no in-between.”
“Poor sex ed. Costly contraception. Inadequate health care. Poor paying jobs. Ectopic pregnancies with a 99.9% chance of killing the mother if left alone. Miscarriages subject to criminal investigation. Dying of sepsis or blood loss from DIY abortions. Doctors afraid to save their patients’ lives due to the fear of a murder conviction. Foster care systems filling up. Children dying. Who will save us when pro-life ends after birth?”