Tag: motherhood
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FICTION OF YOU
TW: grief, loss, illness It’s been seven years since I held your hand and watched you struggle for air for the last time. Over 2,500 days, more than half of which I’ve spent as a mother myself. At times, it’s been a lonely journey—this mothering without a mother—though I’m far from alone. My children have…
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DISCOMFORT OF WAITING
TW: grief, loss, illness It’s day 12 of a medley of viruses attacking my daughter’s immune system. She’s back asleep in my lap, stealing those rare, quiet moments she can take up space by herself. When little sister is still sleeping in the bassinet and “bubbah” is off to daycare alone. Again. Though he’s also…
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WALK INTO THE STORY
A week ago, I was a writer. I woke early, kept the baby in her bassinet, and put on a cup of coffee. It was the third day of writing my recovery story, and after another few hours of primping and grooming, it felt dressed enough to meet another pair of eyes. Specifically, my husband’s.…