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  • Room for Two

    Erin Christ August 20, 2023 essays

    Everyone keeps telling me, reassuring me, that you do in fact love the second as much as the first.

    baby, toddler, sibling, motherhood, parenting, pregnancy, love

    You’re Turning Into Your Mother

    Erin Christ April 25, 2023 essays

    As my husband told me I was turning into my mother, I didn’t have the usual gut-wrenching, catch your breath reaction society has taught us to feel upon hearing those words.

    mother, daughter, parenting, relationship, marriage, identity

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