I come from a long line of strong women. My daughter will be the same.

For some reason I fully expect to have a daughter. I used to be convinced I'd have a son but I'm likely going to have a daughter and I can wait to meet her only because I want her to grow on the best ground possible. 

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I saw my dad yesterday and he is not well. My Aunt Sandra was there too. 

By the time I have a child she may not have a grandfather. She will have at least three grandmothers from my side alone. 

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Maternal side~

My great grandma was an only child. She was a stoic alcoholic. We overlapped for about 9 or 10 years. 

My grandmother was a stoic Pisces. She was excellent with money and died a millionaire on a school secretary's salary.

My mother is a spiritual advisor and medium. She came from a two parent household with a loving father. She can get violent with men when she feels challenged. Like my grandmother, she is brilliant at money management. 

We are all only children. 

Paternal side~

I don't know my great grandmother whatsoever. If I asked, I could probably get more info.

My grandmother had 8 kids before she died from congestive heart failure at 45. My Aunt Sandra and my father share the same mother and father. I am told my grandmother was everything I am, lesser realized.

My Aunt Sandra is my only full blood related aunt. She was a writer but never pursued it professionally. She overcame the same condition her mother died of and looks better in her 60s than most in their 40s. 

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I have a vision of the delivery room. There are no men because the father is giving us time. She arrived safely, freshly born and beautiful. To my right is my mother. In the chair is her best friend Janine. To my left is Aunt Sandra. In my arms is my baby, and my grandmothers and my great grandmother. My father is in a frame. And I love him. And we are not alone.