The Bread of Kindness Ch.5Chapter FiveThe Bread of Kindness Ch.5
The lying-in period is undoubtedly one of the best parts of pregnancy. One gets to lie in bed all the last couple of months, which is rather convenient. By my ninth month, the brick had turned into a boulder, and it was almost time. I prayed fervently to God that my baby would make it to birth, and that I would live to see the child grow up. It is terrifying when one thinks about the number of women who die in child-birthing, and it was not a very calming thought to think it could happen to me, and that my grave would be inscribed with my birth and death: 1859-1884. Far too young to die, and yet…I couldn't help
The Bread of Kindness Ch.4Chapter FourThe Bread of Kindness Ch.4
Over the next few weeks, my baby seemed to be growing faster in my belly at an unprecedented rate. The weight of life growing inside my womb made itself known and seemed to increase every day. No wonder women had the lying-in period soon as they were around seven or eight months along!
"I almost need a stick just to walk around, Richard." I quipped one morning at breakfast.
He regarded my pregnant belly with a nod. "Well, all that's not a surprise. I'm quite surprised myself there aren't any sticks for expectant ladies." "At least we don't have short stools or such, my baby will be normal."
The Bread of Kindness: Ch.3Chapter ThreeThe Bread of Kindness: Ch.3
"Your husband is a fine man." Rosie commented over a steaming cup of tea on Sunday after church.
"What do you mean?" "Well, I still don't have a husband, but if I do, he should be just as dashing, if not more." Rosie clinked the teaspoon against the side of the teacup and set it down on the table cloth, leaving a dark blotch on the light yellow fabric. "Of course, he must have money too." "What is it about money?" "I'm surprised that a woman like you would marry someone who is not very wealthy." "Richard works at a bank. Surely that makes him wealthy, yes? What are you after, the King?
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The Edge...there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. -Hunter S. Thompson
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Ben, gecmisine sahip cikmayan, konusu edildiginde surekli espri yapip gulen, Turk milletinden baska bir millet gormedim.
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Seth: I'm having trouble remembering what a human form looks like. *drops trou* Is this right?
Will: It's a BEAR.
Seth: But is it RIGHT?
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." --S. Holmes
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