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The Single Momma Memoir

Ashley Shannon

Jan 21, 2020

4 min read

My Ex is Having a Baby with Another Woman

and the news broke my heart.

While soaking in the bathtub, I flicked my thumb across my phone screen, mindlessly scrolling through my social media feed. After a few news articles, pictures of my friends, and countless Baby Yoda memes, I ran across a post that caught my eye.

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