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Aug 13, 2023Liked by Andrea Gibson

Happy happy birthday! Your story gave me 895 goosebumps. I only discovered you and your poetry in January , and it is one of the greatest gifts of my 2023. Thank you.

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Aug 14, 2023Liked by Andrea Gibson

I'm one year behind you on ovarian ca dx, but eleven days ahead on birthdays. Thanks for the headlamp on the path, and enjoy this sweeter-for-hard-earned trip around the sun. You are light. You are color.

Peace & love.

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Aug 14, 2023Liked by Andrea Gibson

Happy Birthday and glad you muscled down that birth canal. Thank you for the reminder that we choose our life prior to birth. I must have been a lunatic in my previous life. Lol!

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Aug 13, 2023Liked by Andrea Gibson

I wish you the happiest of birthdays! Thank you for always reminding us to seek out the joy!

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thank you!

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"they had chosen the hardships they would have in this life" Wow, a lot to think about with this one. I'll be turning it over in my mind for a while. When I was 35 years old and trying to decide whether to have a child in this life, I very much heard my future daughter calling out to me, saying she wanted to exist. This happened most often when I was in nature. We both nearly died when she was born, but we made it through. So I very much want this to be true. And yet there are so many others who are born and life truly is much too hard and horribly unfair. So I have a hard time with this idea. I won't write it off, but it's a hard one to sit with! I love you for always cracking open the universe, Happy birthday!

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I often feel the same as you--- it sure is a hard one to sit with!

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Aug 14, 2023Liked by Andrea Gibson

Yes absolutely yes. My therapist lent me your book Lord of the butterflies yesterday. You have such a wonderful mind! Thanks for being born and for sharing yourself with the world.

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Aug 14, 2023Liked by Andrea Gibson

Happiest of birthdays to you!!!! 💗

I love the insight into babies choosing their parents and hardships!

My life is forever changed in so many incredible ways because I have found you! Thank you for all you share and do!

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Aug 14, 2023Liked by Andrea Gibson

After 10 years, the news of your sister's conception was a little surprising to me too. Now I know our family was unfinished up until then. I love all the little special things about each of you.

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xoxoxoxox

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Aug 14, 2023Liked by Andrea Gibson

Happiest of birthdays! Keep muscling down each path.

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Aug 13, 2023Liked by Andrea Gibson

Happy birthday, Andrea. Thank you for you x

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Aug 14, 2023Liked by Andrea Gibson

I cried so hard reading this, it's just too beautiful. Happy Birthday :)

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Happy birthday Andrea!

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Aug 14, 2023Liked by Andrea Gibson

Happy birthday! It wouldn't be a party without you!

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Happiest birthday to you, beautiful soul. I am beyond grateful that you chose to muscle down the birth canal.

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Aug 14, 2023Liked by Andrea Gibson

Happy happy birthday Andrea! So many people are grateful you muscled down that birth canal :)

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That’s what we say in German: Wie schön dass du geboren bist, wir hätten dich sonst sehr vermisst! Meaning something like: how wonderful that you were born we would have missed you terribly otherwise! Much ❤️ to you in your bday and every day! So glad you made it through that birthing channel...

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