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Every Sunday I nudge Sam in her direction, and he walks to where she is sitting and hugs her. She smells him behind the ears, where he most smells lik...more

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There are really places in your heart that you don't know exist until you love a child.

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We must not inflict life on children who will be resented we must not inflict unwanted children on society.

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We can't understand when we're pregnant, or when our siblings are expecting, how profound it is to have a shared history with a younger generation: bl...more

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I don't remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don't even know exist until you love a child.

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All these people keep waxing sentimental about how fabulously well I am doing as a mother, how competent I am, but I feel inside like when you're firs...more

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So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of what it means to be human?I'm...more

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When we did art with the kids, the demons would lie down.