blue baby socks

i went strolling today and there was a gift shop on the left side of the road.

they sell baby apparels, apparently. i'm not their target audience for sure, and yet still i browsed the shop just because. a few minutes later, i found these cute pair of blue baby socks.

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on one afternoon a friend asked me, "what do you dream of?"

i hesitated. what would bring me utter fulfilment? money? working for a greater cause?

"oh, no." i grunted as a snippet of vision came to my head.

"what?" he asked.

"no, this is embarrassing."

"just tell me."

"i thought i wanted financial security while working for a greater cause, right? but it's not enough," i paused. "i think... i want to be a mother."

"why, it's okay! being a mother is a noble thing."

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while looking at those cute little baby socks my mind went back to that conversation. 

what, a mother?

my heart suddenly raced. i imagined a pair of stubby legs wearing those blue baby socks, a pair of legs so cute it would give my heart even more severe explosions of love.

then suddenly i can finally guess what motherly love feels like... and it fills me up.

needless to say, i bought those pair of blue baby socks.