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![A torn sheet of lined notebook paper lies on a wooden surface, with ragged spiral edges on the left side. At the top, a small star is drawn next to the handwritten note “[2-sided].” The handwritten text reads: “Call your mother. If you don’t have a mother, or if you don’t have the type of mother you can call, get on the phone with the kindest person you know. Be sure you aren’t mixing up the kindest person you know with the nicest person you know. Hold something round and delicate in your hands, like an egg or peach—something with something at the center. Talk to your mother or kind person about the weather. But don’t think of the weather: think of mothering. Could you be a mother? What does mother mean? Do you want to be one?”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hvds3im2tltaisjxujl6op3t/bafkreihpqsdc3ygdhtmpjv7q64zokd6czvj2a7eqe6krxcykydtxj26adq)
