One Percent of You

One Percent of You

Author: Michelle Gross Listening Length: 9h 22m

Make no mistakes about it. I know what I look like to others. Young, government-aided, pregnant mom. They see Lucy on my hip, and they see a mistake. I mean, why else would someone have a child so young, right? They couldn’t be more wrong. I’m too busy most days between parenting, work, and finishing up my last year ...

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“I took this picture earlier. She was so mad when I showed it to her before we dropped her off at her grandparent's house.” I chuckled as I handed my phone over and showed Ma the picture of Lucy with her mouth wide open, catching flies as she slept in her car seat. I was a little tired myself. I didn’t sleep much after leaving Hadley’s apartment, but it was a good tired.

Probably wouldn’t be feeling that way as the day went on and I was at work but that was okay too.

Ma smiled down at my phone. “I was wondering what you were doing up so early. Did the mom—”