To those of you who are yet to plunge into the zygote pool and want to know what both plumbless horror and pure love feels like, have yourself a baby...
I wanted her to have the full, long life that every parent promises his or her child by the simple act of bringing that child into the world.
The Book of Unknown Americans
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I wanted her to have the full, long life that every parent promises his or her child by the simple act of bringing that child into the world.
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