“And she realized, then, that she'd stopped thinking and speaking of Ruby as her sister altogether. She was a mother, and her child needed her. Perhaps for the first time, she knew she would be there, no matter what; she was the only person who could do it. And it felt completely right.” LoveChildrenParentMotherhoodNeedBe There Book:The Hidden Source: The Hidden
“She was still waiting for the rush of love. That one you feel, all at once the second they’re born, like nothing you’ve ever experienced before. The rush of love that people with children always go on about. She’d been looking forward to it. It worried her that she hadn’t felt it yet.” ChildrenMotherhood Book:Little Darlings Source: Little Darlings
“I loved her once, you know. I still do, as the mother of my child. But when someone's ill, and you become a carer, it can kill it dead, even if you don't want it to.” LoveChildrenRelationshipsCaringParentsSickness Book:The Hidden Source: The Hidden