judgment
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A hope for the day relief no longer comes with judgment, conditions, or the fear of losing everything she has fought for.
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Other people will keep inventing versions of her; the page remains where she refuses to shrink herself to fit any of them.
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Easy advice reduces motherhood to one visible moment while ignoring the thousand invisible things a mother carries every day.
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People see smoke and stigma; they do not see the anxiety, sleepless nights, and battles that existed long before the ritual.
Between Bruises & Blooms 