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The work that feeds me (literally)

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Kelly Maher
May 23, 2022
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I didn't think I would make it out of bed this morning. It was one of those days where I felt like my whole body was made out of rocks. Everything was heavy, and I was exhausted.

Having children, especially suicidally destructive ones, doesn't allow for the luxury to linger. Upon hearing the first crash and a baby muttering, "uh oh," I had to shoehorn myself out from under the covers. There wasn't enough coffee for whatever was going on.

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