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Grace Thomas's avatar

Stunning!

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Kelsey Aldinger's avatar

Thank you!

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Taylor's avatar

Wow this is incredible. You are very talented. Thank you for being vulnerable

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Kelsey Aldinger's avatar

Thank you for the kind words, Taylor!

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Megan Hogg's avatar

You do such a beautiful job weaving together so many different strands of your motherhood journey. “It’s not supposed to be like this”—oooh the way that resonated with me! I loved this piece, my friend ❤️

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Kelsey Aldinger's avatar

I hate that you can resonate but also glad to be able to put words to a common experience. Thank you for reading and sharing 🫶🏼

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Megan Hogg's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

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Jessica Fountain's avatar

This was such a gift to read on Mother’s Day. You wove beautiful vignettes to give us a glimpse of your motherhood. Thank you friend for sharing so much with us 🤎

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Kristina Tucker's avatar

The title grabbed me- such a tender exploration of motherhood, grief, expectations, and gratitude.

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Caroline Williams's avatar

Thank you for shining a soft light on the paradox of loss at the heart of motherhood. Mother’s Day is so complicated and I’m so grateful for your perspective ❤️❤️

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Kelsey Aldinger's avatar

Thank YOU for the kind words ☺️

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Aly Prades's avatar

Kelsey, what a beautiful tribute to all the mothers you have been. Your words are a permission slip for other mothers to acknowledge the good, the hard, the joy and the loss that comes with mothering. 💛

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