In this moment of darkness and silence, I can almost feel their heartbeat. It’s in this moment that I often find myself in awe of the fact that they are mine.

I still have to work harder to prove myself because I am perceived as young. It’s opened my eyes to just how much our society discriminates based on age.

She is much older than I and her life has taken her down a very different path. But we have something in common. We are both mothers.