06/07/2025
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I was never afraid of death… until I became a mom.
Before them, life felt simple.
If something happened to me, so be it.
I had nothing to lose.
But now?
Now, the thought of not being here for them —
of missing their birthdays,
their milestones,
their everyday mess and magic…
that’s what scares me.
It’s not death itself.
It’s what I’d leave behind.
The little hands that still need holding.
The “Mama” cries in the night.
The stories only I know how to tell.
You start praying for more time —
not for yourself,
but for them.
To protect, to guide, to love them for as long as you possibly can.
Motherhood rewrites everything.
Even fear.
