Beatriz Baptista’s Reviews > Breasts and Eggs > Status Update

“What's wrong with you? Having a child is a totally natural part of being a woman. How could it possibly take that much out of you? My mum did it. Every woman does it. Get over it.”

“That was when I made up my mind. If this guy gets sick at some point (…) I'll be there when he's dying, standing over him, looking down, and I'm gonna say the same things he said to me. Dying is totally naturaI. Get over it.”

(…) “alone-there was no shortage of potential problems, but the same goes for most married couples, or parents left single after a divorce, or for parents who are single from the start. Life is hard, no matter the circumstances.”

+ “Do you really think that there's someone or something that can determine which families are ready for a child? What exactly qualifies as a 'real' family? Or a real home? If the world is full of these real' families, why all the abuse? Why do some parents murder their own children?"

(…) "those issues aren't necessarily limited to cases of donor conception. Any child with a disability could have difficulty connecting with their family. Who can guarantee if any couple is going to stay together? Aren't these questions relevant to anyone considering parenthood? I believe you also mentioned God, but how does that matter?” +

“Dead people and the words they leave behind can't change.”

“We had no money. We had nothing. But we had each other. We had our words, and all the feelings that we never even thought of putting into words.”