There’s something deeply satisfying about growing something from a seed. Be it a human, a carrot, or an evergreen tree, the process by which life unfolds is something akin magic. Sure, we can explain how a living thing grows. But we still have yet to find the reason why, beyond the propagation of a species. And as logical as propagation is, the process feels more elegant, more profound.
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You Get To Choose Your Own Ending
But when we have to fabricate those connections, it’s harder to rely on them. It’s harder to trust that this similarity is because we’re family, and not because we’re just two people who happen to like donut holes. Who doesn’t like donut holes? There’s loss in that sort of reality. But there’s also freedom.
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Pinterest Moms Are Overrated
I’ll never be a Pinterest mom, or a fitness mom. I won’t be the never-eats-sugar mom or the never-yells-at-the-kids mom. I won’t be the mom who limits screen time as much as I should, and my kids will get away with having way too many plastic battery operated toys.
