My little boy has a birth mark that looks a lot like a semi-colon. ( ; ) The first time I saw this I teared up a little. You see, when my husband and I first met I was massively depressed, and borderline suicidal. I've struggled with depression most of my life and even up until I got pregnant I would struggle with lows of suicidal thoughts. Even during my pregnancy I'd have lows where I just "knew" the only reason I wasn't acting on those suicidal urges was because of the tiny life I carried inside me. The first time I heard him cry, I discovered new strength. I am a mother, and I won't ever stop fighting for my son. A semi-colon is often used to support those who struggle with self harm or suicide. It is a place where a sentence could have ended, but didn't. My son is my little semi-colon, the reason I've found to keep going.