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Cecylia Madeira

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husband sounds so good on you by @cecyliamarie

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Mr. and Mrs. Madeira 🖤 9.26.2026 by @cecyliamarie

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Girlhood by @cecyliamarie

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post summer camp scaries hitting hard #lylas #hags #scroll by @cecyliamarie

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Oh my god FINE I will audition for Survivor #outsidegal #buglife #huntinandfishinandlovineveryday by @cecyliamarie

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We are so lucky to be loved by you, Happy Father’s Day bb by @cecyliamarie

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4 months ago

taken in Weinberg Center for the Arts by @cecyliamarie

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5 months ago

I’m an astronaut
You’re the moon
I stare at you
I sing to you
I circle you
🤍 by @cecyliamarie

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busy deepening my smile lines & wasting the limited storage on my phone with mirror pics by @cecyliamarie

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recently by @cecyliamarie

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I’ve heard the saying “you are your child’s greatest teacher” so many times. As I reach new milestones in motherhood, I find it harder and harder to believe. Truthfully, most days he has better answers than I do.

So I think whoever first came up with that quote either got it wrong or had a major typo because for most of motherhood, I’ve just been the student.

Over the past three years, my little teacher has taught me:

- To cry when my body feels like crying, it’s okay to just need a good cry.
- To slow down, there’s really no reason to rush when there are ants to watch cross the sidewalk.
- To wear my most favorite outfit when I want to look my best, even if it’s a spiderman costume.
- That sometimes life can feel very very scary but that just means it’s time to be very very brave.
- That there’s nothing wrong with asking for help if I can’t figure something out because I am still confident and independent, even when I find that I need you.
- To rest when my body wants to rest, even if we are 5 minutes from home and that 5 brief minutes of shut eye will absolutely ruin any chance at falling asleep at a decent hour.
- That making friends is simple, I just have to walk up and ask if they want to be my best friend.
- To sing at the top of my lungs, especially if a song comes on that I really love.
- Furthermore, to request said song over and over and over and enjoy it fully and freely every time.
- To be wildly excited to see the people I love, to let that excitement show without restraint through squeals and jumps and giggles.
- To not feel the need to explain myself to anyone ever, even if it’s my mom asking me what I just put in my mouth and to tell her right this very moment so help her god.
- That I do not have to give hugs or kisses just because someone asks, I can make safe choices for my body regardless of how it makes someone else feel.
- That dinosaurs are cool, like really cool.
- To question every rule and demand answers that make sense to me before I decide if I agree with the rule or not.

(…cont’d) by @cecyliamarie

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2 years ago

And to think I almost went to Salisbury by @cecyliamarie

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