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June 10, 2016

ten.

June 10, 2016/ Adrienne Ewing
ten.

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.

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May 30, 2016

new york city

May 30, 2016/ Adrienne Ewing
new york city

nine years ago i arrived in New York City a naive, scared, twenty-two year old, so in love with my husband. 

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January 25, 2016

best day of my life

January 25, 2016/ Adrienne Ewing
best day of my life

Six 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.

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October 22, 2015

october twenty second

October 22, 2015/ Adrienne Ewing
october twenty second

October 22, 2010 was a beautiful October day, much like today but colder. Marcus was still sleeping when I left for work.

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September 30, 2015

I am a mama.

September 30, 2015/ Adrienne Ewing
I am a mama.

I 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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