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Before I was
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| Before I was a Mom I made and ate hot meals. |
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| I had unstained clothing. |
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| I had quiet conversations on the phone. |
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| Before I was a Mom I slept as late as I wanted. |
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| And never worried about how late I got into bed. |
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| I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday. |
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| Before I was Mom I cleaned my house each day. |
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| I never tripped over toys or forgot words to lullabies. |
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| Before I was a Mom I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. |
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| I never thought about immunizations. |
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| Before I was a Mom I had never been puked on, pooped on, spit on, peed on, or pinched by tiny fingers. |
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| Before I was a Mom I had complete control of my mind, my thoughts, my body and all my feelings. |
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| Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests or give shots. |
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| I never looked into teary eyes and cried. |
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| I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. |
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| I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep. |
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| Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down. |
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| I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. |
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| I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. |
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| I never knew that I could love someone so much. |
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| I never knew I would love being a Mom. |
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| Before I was a Mom I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. |
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| I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. |
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| I didn't know that bond between a Mother and her child. |
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| I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important. |
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| Before I was a Mom I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was OK. |
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| I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache or the satisfaction of being a Mom. |
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| I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much...... |
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| ......before I was a Mom. |
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