I couldn't fit this into the post without it feeling jarring and weird, but I wanted to include the songs she played. I am doing this from memory, and I know it won't be in any particular order, so there might be something omitted.
- Judy Blume (she opened with this) - Bigger on the Inside - The Thing about Things - Runs in the Family - Part of Your World (yes, the one from the Little Mermaid - I laughed so hard I was crying) - A Mother's Confession (I lost it here) - Voicemail for Jill - Oasis - Drowning in the Sound - The Ride - Let It Go (yes, the one from Frozen - it works, okay) - Machete - Death Thing (closed with this, if memory serves)
Plus, there were so many stories. The things that she had lived through and the times when she felt alone until she talked about what was going on and had someone else say, "I know what you're going through." Powerful stuff, all of it.
The one that really sticks with me is the one she told about being pregnant (after having Ash) and was really excited and happy until the ultrasound revealed that the baby had no heartbeat and would be miscarried. This happened two days before Christmas. Fuck. Sure, Neil's family (who they were hosting) knew, but you still have to be happy and joyous because of the time of year and I would have locked myself away and cried for days.
After, she went to a yoga retreat where she had booked a pregnancy massage at 7 am. And she was dreading it, knowing that the fetus was not viable. The masseuse was ready and Amanda told her what was happening with her body. The masseuse broke down because she had a miscarriage herself only a few days before and was dreading this. Amanda felt that, for two hours, someone was looking after her.
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- Judy Blume (she opened with this)
- Bigger on the Inside
- The Thing about Things
- Runs in the Family
- Part of Your World (yes, the one from the Little Mermaid - I laughed so hard I was crying)
- A Mother's Confession (I lost it here)
- Voicemail for Jill
- Oasis
- Drowning in the Sound
- The Ride
- Let It Go (yes, the one from Frozen - it works, okay)
- Machete
- Death Thing (closed with this, if memory serves)
Plus, there were so many stories. The things that she had lived through and the times when she felt alone until she talked about what was going on and had someone else say, "I know what you're going through." Powerful stuff, all of it.
The one that really sticks with me is the one she told about being pregnant (after having Ash) and was really excited and happy until the ultrasound revealed that the baby had no heartbeat and would be miscarried. This happened two days before Christmas. Fuck. Sure, Neil's family (who they were hosting) knew, but you still have to be happy and joyous because of the time of year and I would have locked myself away and cried for days.
After, she went to a yoga retreat where she had booked a pregnancy massage at 7 am. And she was dreading it, knowing that the fetus was not viable. The masseuse was ready and Amanda told her what was happening with her body. The masseuse broke down because she had a miscarriage herself only a few days before and was dreading this. Amanda felt that, for two hours, someone was looking after her.