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/This morning I woke up in a room I use to share with Marcus, that I now share with a five year old boy. A five year old who woke me up this morning by saying "Come on, Mama! It's morning" - not sweetly, but with exasperation.
Read MoreThis morning I woke up in a room I use to share with Marcus, that I now share with a five year old boy. A five year old who woke me up this morning by saying "Come on, Mama! It's morning" - not sweetly, but with exasperation.
Read Morenine years ago i arrived in New York City a naive, scared, twenty-two year old, so in love with my husband.
Read MoreSix months ago, I sat in a South African court. Georgie sat in my lap as I told a judge I wanted to be his mama forever. Umprompted, Georgie held the pen with me as I signed the papers. In an instant it was official, done.
Read MoreOctober 22, 2010 was a beautiful October day, much like today but colder. Marcus was still sleeping when I left for work.
Read MoreI have a son. I am a mama.
I have a son. I am a mama.
At times I feel I need to write sentences, like when I was in third grade and kept forgetting my homework, for these truths to sink in.
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