through my eyes - “But my breasts were accompanied by baby fat and little girl fat and pre-teen fat, not to mention huge, huge glasses with tinted lenses and that front tooth that took me years into which to grow.”
waters reflections - “I am strong. I know because I have survived. Having a child with differences is shockingly difficult some days. How can a mother face a child that in one instant I would change to be like others just to make things easier, and, in the next second, praise God for choosing me to nuture this tender soul into adulthood.”
perhaps - “she let me sit in her favorite chair and gently covered me with her favorite blanket.”
starshyne productions - “We’d just sit on the floor and pull out some poker dice and play. We also had tons of fun playing Rummoli whenever Dad would pull it out. We just bought ourselves that game this Christmas and had so much fun and laughter playing.”
sandri superstar - “i must have been about seven when was riding on a bike sitting behind my father and i stuck my foot into the spokes.”
the artist block studio - “To the very right is the centerpiece and the dried flowers from the arrangement from my dad’s funeral.”
mom on a wire - “I spent so many warm summer days there, splashing through the sprinkler or climbing the big cherry blossom tree. In this picture I’m eating a popsicle; I remember listening intently for the tinkling music of the ice cream man, and then finally screaming with delight when he finally drove around the corner.”
joyful girl - “We still look alike, though not nearly as much as when we were children. It’s a thing of pride with me, to look so much like my mother. I think she is a beautiful woman, so I guess that means I’m beautiful, too.”
knit pony - “When I was young I never understood this memory, it didn’t make sense. When I was a teenager my mom told me about her stillborn baby and then it fell into place.”
fennec - picture above
the silent k - “My most favourite thing to do these days is to get under the feather blanket, snuggle in closely to baby George fall asleep together breastfeeding. If I pay close attention, I feel the prolactin release come over me like a wave, and I instantly sink into the deepest calm.”
sylviedetoulouse - above image
les menottes de tica - above image
kiki - “This has been an AWESOME day! My first Self Portrait Tuesday Photo was picked to be featured on the blog by Rhonna Farrer ! Here is the link to the post SPT Feature Um how COOL is that!!!”
happenstance - above image
chatiryworld - “There’s a photo of me and my mum sitting on a friend’s wall, someone we are still good friends with. Two of my childhood toys”
going where planted - “It’s not a secret that my dad is an alcoholic and that he has been my entire life. He’s an asshole”
cognitive dissonance - “When we got married, I was a little anti the things that are traditionally supposed to happen. So, I mentioned that instead of flowers as decorations on our head table, we should have both of our Potato Heads dressed up. Initially this was a joke, but it ended up actually happening!”
cerabella - “This is me in my dorm room at EIU. Wow, let’s see…..that was 8 years ago! I can’t believe that it’s been that long! Okay, I’m feeling just a little bit old.”
abby adventure - “LOOK AT HOW BIG THIS FOOT IS! (The ultrasound tech said like three times, “Wow, that’s a *really* big foot! I mean, It’s *really* big!”"
mukifu chic - above image
mrwica - above image
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