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2016-05-30

[identity profile] lynn82md.livejournal.com2016-05-30 07:40 pm
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Mind Your Own Womb

Saw this on my friend's timeline, and thought I would share it with you all (no, she didn't write it). It's damn good.

Somewhere there is a woman: 30, no children. People ask her, “Still no kids?” Her response varies from day to day, but it usually includes forced smiles and restraint.

“Nope, not yet,” she says with a chuckle, muffling her frustration.

“Well, don’t wait forever. That clock is ticking, ya know,” the sage says before departing, happy with herself for imparting such erudite wisdom. The sage leaves. The woman holds her smile. Alone, she cries…


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