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My father’s death before my marriage and motherhood.
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View profile →I might speed up a few details, but wouldn’t change anything, other than my dad still being here.
Before kids, when I was 13 or so, on the back of my horse, running at full speed in an open pasture. Post kids, happiness happens often, but in more subtle ways. I now prefer the word “content”.
To strangers. Living in New York, I see individuals every day who are invisible to so many. I want to say sorry that so many of us think their pain and suffering is not our own.
As someone who didn’t waste a minute.
The birth of my daughter.
A midwife named Jennie Joseph. She is a tireless activist for women, family health and equal access to quality maternity care.
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