“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.”
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“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.”
“Sounds were coming out of her mouth. I assume they were words, but I can’t remember any of them. I do, however, remember her face. She took a deep breath before she said it. She cocked her head to the side. She slightly shrugged her shoulders. I remember she made this weird sound before she delivered the news. I remember Chad’s reaction, and I remember feeling like I had just been hit by a truck.”
“We’ve raised baby piglets and cows before, so this can’t be much different!”
“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.”
“Not once has he looked at me or any of our kiddos and said, ‘Your grief is too much.’”
“As he held my son, he kissed his head and said over and over again, ‘You don’t know what this means to me. You don’t know what this means to me.'”