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  • The End of Our Journey

    Andrea Laughery July 27, 2021 essays

    By Andrea Laughery. This physical and emotional journey has been full.

    breast feeding, nursing, motherhood, parenting, attachment, newborn

    This Scar

    Andrea Laughery December 21, 2020 Labor

    By Andrea Laughery. This scar seals the place from where my son entered the world and took his first breath.

    cesarean, birth, trauma, son, motherhood, scar, anger, regret, mamalode, parenting, infant

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