The Lives Behind the Flowers

The Quiet Cost of Motherhood Today being mother's day, I found myself thinking about motherhood, not only in human beings, but across nature itself. I came across flamingos, whose bright pink feathers begin to fade while nurturing their young because so much of their energy and nutrients are redirected into feeding their chicks. I read about rabbits pulling out their own fur to prepare warm nests before giving birth. Across species, motherhood seems to come with a quiet surrender. A giving away