The Musings of Morgan Rie

 2021 was the most unexpected year of my life, but I could not be more grateful that it happened, every last bit of it. It began with me getting Covid in January, most likely from one of the toddlers I worked with at my awful daycare job. Looking back, I thought that was the sickest I would ever be. Ah, the naivete of January. The year had only just begun. In late March, I found out I was pregnant. The morning sickness hit me almost immediately, and I was throwing up every single day. For most people, this only lasts for the first 12 weeks or so. I was still sick at 18 weeks. I missed the last two months of my senior year. I called in sick to work almost every day until I was eventually fired (the day I was going to put in my notice, of course. My boss beat me to it, oh well). I was able to graduate, though I was fighting morning sickness as I walked across the stage and received my diploma. No scenes were made, thankfully. In mid-June, I finally acknowledged that I was pregnant, a...

A little something I wrote about some recent experiences I've had, which have been a huge inspiration for the majority of my writing. --- I always grew up hearing "Blood is thicker than water" This comforted me, as friends came and went Until I learned that "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb" My world was inverted I had no blood, only water and I was drowning until I met you You became blood and you're joining us in the water ~ So yes, blood is thicker than water but however you mean it, we are 60% water and 10% blood and I'd like to believe that last 30% is love The love that binds us together The love that makes us fully human To truly connect one requires both blood and water