“The lady smiled as my daughter answered her question, then looked to me and said, ‘Wonderful! So the other kids must be home with dad.’ I simply nodded. Sometimes it’s just easier to stay silent.”
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“The lady smiled as my daughter answered her question, then looked to me and said, ‘Wonderful! So the other kids must be home with dad.’ I simply nodded. Sometimes it’s just easier to stay silent.”
“This moment isn’t at all how you envisioned, but you are determined to embrace it anyway.”
“We delivered boys on the same day, in the same hospital, by the same doctor. Being a twin is unlike anything you can explain or understand.”
“Thinking he was confused, I told him we didn’t know if it was a girl or a boy yet. He just winked at me.”
“The second Michael caught a glimpse of his brother from across the playground, he ran with all his might and jumped into his arms. We looked at each other and truly understood Dayshawn and Michael needed to be together. I’ve fallen in love over, and over, and over again.”
“We talked a bit, fell asleep. The next thing out of her mouth was a gasp. I shook her, screamed her name. No response. A wave of terror came over me as I fumbled to call 911. A machine violently compressed her chest over and over. They wouldn’t stop until I gave the word. I started to get pleading looks from the doctors. As each excruciating second passed, hope faded. Death enveloped the room. I finally uttered the words, ‘It’s enough.'”
“I hope one day you can understand the reason why my husband and I did what we did. In your right mind, you would never want your child, or any child, to be in the situation your beautiful boy was in.”
“So many doubts started brewing. ‘My baby was breech for a reason,’ ‘my hips may be too narrow.’ But we were a team. My husband was my rock, my foundation, and got my mind where it needed to be. He’s truly my king. Nothing mattered but him.”
“Well guess whose evil planned worked! Throw in a LED light for those late night changes, and a side shelf for those much needed wipes. The most practical and functional changing station on the planet!”
“Then I got up and made brownies, because I felt like brownies would make my family happy. Then I did the dishes because, well, I felt like I needed to do the dishes. Then I served everyone the brownies. Then I waited and collected their dirty brownie dishes.”