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  • First Contractions

    Mary Dombrowski May 18, 2019 because i said so

    The first pains, the first aches, the first pushes as my spicy little one kicked his way further down into the world. What followed was a violent, thunderous burst in my heart and a clean, fresh page to my purpose.

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