Raising twins and staying sober 24 hours at a time.
I can't get you out of my head. Rather, I can't get your boy out of my head. After I heard you say it for the third time, "WHAT ARE YOU CHICKEN?" as your boy was at the top of the slide taking in his options, my blood was boiling. It crushed my heart to …
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Animal love. Pet love, specifically rescue pet love is almost unbearable. It's what you take on when you love another living being no matter what. We all die someday. Is it worth the pain? Yes. Absolutely positively unequivocally yes. Nothing compares. I wouldn't wish the pain away. But damn, does it hurt. Our sweet old …
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If you sit on the couch with them while watching a program, you can catch it. The view from the side. The profile view. These two kids who, when head on are adorable and challenging and funny and just spitting images of you and your mate, look like completely different kids. It's amazing what you …
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