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Sometimes Kitty doesn’t feel so lighthearted…

funny how you’re suddenly ugly/fat/dangerous/a bitch AFTER you say “no”

Before you’re their world, their everythingYou’re magnificent, beautiful, a gemThey’ve never seen another woman like youNever known a woman to exude such presence But then you say no Spin on a dimeTurn ugly, cruel, closedYou’re dangerous,Selfish.Cold.A bitch. After you say no I thought you meant itThe flattering words,The promisesBut it was a lie. He said …

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Woman standing and looking to a big puzzle piece By ra2 studio

you will (probably) miss the person you were before you became a mom (or parent) & it’s okay!

I read an article today about a mother who missed the days when she did not yet have children. Some will say that is just a passing phase. Others that they would never, ever feel that way. I wondered how many of them had ever met a child, let alone raised one. You will miss …

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