“When my husband Edgar and I were courting, he said he couldn't wait to have a baby. It was only after we were married that he changed his mind and decided that I should have the baby.” ShouldMindSaidWaitingChangedBabyHusbandMarriedDecidedShould HaveMy HusbandChildbirth Book:Having a Baby Can Be a Scream Source: Having a Baby Can Be a Scream
“Somebody who should have been born is gone. Yes, woman, such logic will lead to loss without death. Or say what you meant, you coward . . . this baby that I bleed.” ShouldHas BeensBornLossGoneBloodBabyShould HaveLogicAbortionCowardShould Have Been Book:Selected Poems of Anne Sexton Source: Selected Poems of Anne Sexton
“You know, honey, Natalie's expecting her second." I arched my eyebrows at my mother, not following the change of subject. "Second what? Mortgage? Conviction? Chance at life?" "Baby of course. Her second baby. The doctor says this one's a girl." I laughed, genuinely amused that my mother thought it should have been so obvious. "Yeah. Well, I bet Natalie can't drop a Stray with a Powerhouse Right Hook.” KnowsShouldWellsHas BeensMotherGirlCoursesChanceSubjectsBabyShould HaveDoctorsYeahObviousFollowingConvictionHoneyLaughedExpectingHookEyebrowsShould Have BeenMortgageAmused Author:Rachel Vincent
“There are legions of us, I realized. The mothers who have broken babies, and spend the rest of our lives wondering if we should have spared them. And the mothers who have let their broken babies go, who look at our children and see instead the faces of the ones they never met.” IfsShouldLooksChildrenFacesMotherWonderOur LivesBrokenBabyMetsShould HaveOur ChildrenI RealizedLegion Book:Handle with Care: A Novel Source: Handle with Care: A Novel