Mom Called Me Damaged at My Sister’s Baby Shower

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My mother knew none of that.

She did not know Alexander was my husband.

She did not know about the years of fertility treatments, the blood draws, the needles, the losses, the tiny impossible victories.

She did not know about Leo, Sam, and Maya, our two-year-old triplets.

She did not know about Noah and Grace, our newborn twins.

She thought continue reading …