Matriarch by Clara Wisner

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Jan 29, 2022
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It is a cruel joke when a woman with two small babies who both wake up frequently in the night, cannot sleep.

Over the past month I have found myself in this situation more and more frequently; pitch black outside; everyone is quiet and calm and has all their needs met for a few precious hours, and, I find myself laying in bed wide awake, heart pumping a…

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