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by Ashley Weeks Cart

Propaganda for a third child.

And it’s working.

Damn it.

Then you look down at her … your third … and you think: what’s so different about you? But before you’ve even finished asking the question, you know the answer. And your heart says to hers: Oh. You’re not different than the other two … I’m different. I am learning how to love without so much fear. How to relax a bit, in this beautiful world. How to let go and trust. You are helping me breathe easier, you three. One at a time, and together.

UPDATED: To be clear, I am not, and have absolutely NO interest in being pregnant now or anytime in the foreseeable future. This piece just planted the seed of possibility. That’s all. Promise! Remember this?