Being a mother is like trying ...

Being a mother is like trying to hold a wolf by the ears, Gram said. If you have three or four –or more – chickabiddies, you’re dancing on a hot griddle all the time. You don’t have time to think about anything else. And if you’ve only got one or two, it’s almost harder. You have room left over – empty spaces that you think you’ve got to fill up.
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 Sharon Creech

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