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Rachel Wilson and her husband Jack were overjoyed when they found out they were expecting quintuplets. They had been trying for a child for years, and when they were blessed with five children at once, they couldn’t control their joy. Jack Wilson was a truck driver who made a solid living, so when the babies […]
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Even though I’d spent decades there, my living room felt like a stranger’s space. At 55, I stared at the open suitcase, wondering how my life had come to this. “How did we get here?” I asked the chipped “Forever & Always” cup in my hand before tossing it aside. For illustration purposes only | […]
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I got married to the love of my life, Richard, last month. It’s been wonderful starting this new chapter together, living in our cozy apartment downtown, and figuring out whose turn it is to do dishes. We had a beautiful ceremony with our closest friends and family surrounding us with love and support. A bride […]
Continue ReadingI’ve been married to my husband, Ethan, for 21 years. For most of that time, we’ve battled infertility. I’ve shed more tears than I ever thought possible—tears of hope, disappointment, and despair. Stressed out woman | Source: Midjourney Stressed out woman | Source: Midjourney When we first started trying, Ethan seemed supportive enough, attending doctor’s […]
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I had just put our four-year-old down for his afternoon nap when the doorbell rang. Not a polite ding-dong—this was an aggressive, finger-jamming assault on the button. The kind of ring that made you think someone was delivering terrible news. Senior man knocking on the front door of a house | Source: Pexels Senior man […]
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When you’re truly happy, you don’t expect disaster. Just a few days ago, Ethan had proposed to me, and now we were slowly talking about the wedding. For illustration purposes only. | Source: Midjourney For illustration purposes only. | Source: Midjourney I kept smiling at nothing, thinking about how lucky I was. Ethan was everything […]
Continue Reading“Mom, Talia does bad things in the basement,” my 11-year-old son said as calmly as if he were asking for more milk with his cereal. And not talking about Talia, our nanny. A little boy sitting at a kitchen table | Source: Midjourney A little boy sitting at a kitchen table | Source: Midjourney I […]
Continue ReadingDo you ever sit in your car after dropping the kids off at school and just… stare? Like the weight of everything — bills, laundry, dinner, and life — is sitting right there on your chest, daring you to do something about it? I had one of those moments one morning. I was just sitting, […]
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I parked outside the grocery store and didn’t move for a while. The engine clicked as it cooled, and my hands stayed wrapped around the steering wheel even though I’d already turned it off. I watched as a thin layer of fog started to gather on the windshield, softening the edges of the world outside. […]
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My life was pretty good before. But after my daughter Zoey was born, it was like the world cracked open and poured in this light I didn’t even know I was missing. A baby | Source: Pexels A baby | Source: Pexels I used to think I’d be one of those guys who just “tolerated” […]
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