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Modern Love

The New York Times

Love, New York Times, Nytimes, Essay, Loss, Storytelling, Society & Culture, Redemption, Nyt

4.3 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Kadine Christie’s birth story is one that has been told to her time and again. She was born in the mountain town of Spalding, Jamaica, in the presence of two women: her mother, Lorna, and a stranger, Lurline, who was going into labor in the same open ward. This is a story that feels like fiction, but is far from it. It has high stakes, unexpected connections and a surprising ending. Something astonishing — even magical — was born in that maternity ward 40 years ago. Tune in to learn why Kadine’s birth story is also her love story. Featured Stories: “I Met My Husband on the Maternity Ward,” by Kadine Christie “An Unexpected Sign” by Sarah Reynolds Westin

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0:00.0	Love now and just fall in love.
0:05.0	I love love love.
0:06.0	You should never love anyone but yourself.
0:08.0	You're good love love.
0:09.0	And I love you more than anything.
0:12.0	You're smart.
0:14.0	From the New York Times, I'm Dan Jones.
0:17.0	And I'm Mia Lee.
0:18.0	This is the Modern Love Podcast.
0:21.0	Today's essay comes to us from writer Katie and Kristi.
0:25.0	And this essay actually made me gasp when I got to the end.
0:31.0	And I don't gasp very often.
0:33.0	It's a fabulous story that feels like fiction and feels like fantasy.
0:39.0	But it's real.
0:42.0	The essay is called I Met My Husband on the Maternity Ward.
0:46.0	It's written by Katie and Kristi and read by Shayna Small.
0:57.0	My birth story, which is also my love story,
1:02.0	began nearly 40 years ago in the mountain town of Spalding, Jamaica.
1:08.0	It has been told to me time and again by the two women who were there that April day,
1:14.0	my mother, Lorna, and a stranger, Larleen, who was giving birth in the same open ward.
1:22.0	My mother and Larleen lived in different towns, far from each other,
1:26.0	and it traveled separately to the hospital in Spalding.
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