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‘Til we’re on the other side

Today I was listening to “The Breaking Light” by Vienna Teng, and remembering a friend’s pregnancy, and how we were all holding our breaths for her.

Listen to the sirens, listen to the heartbeat
Listen to the turning tide
Listen to the murmurs, carry them inside you
‘til we’re on the other side

And we listened to the heartbeat. And now we’re on the other side, and she has a rambunctious toddler, and we all breathe.

And I think this is a good time of year, and time of history, to remember that there will always be another side. We’ll get there and we’ll get there together.

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Skeletor Birth Affirmations

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I was talking with my doula (a close friend of mine) about various techniques for staying calm during the birth. At the time, a certain style of meme was pretty common on the Internet, and if I recall correctly, people were doing “Personal Affirmation Skeletor” as an ironic (?) takedown of the “live, laugh, love” family of motivational posters.

So I decided to embrace the idea and run with it. Here are my Skeletor Birth Affirmations.

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