Mixed Feelings
As Beth’s due date approached, my emotions were jumbled. I felt bitter one minute and strangely worried for her the next. It was confusing. Why did I care after all they’d done? However, I couldn’t shake this feeling. Every time I saw a family with a baby, my heart did a tiny dance of happiness and agony. It reminded me of what I’d desired.
Mixed Feelings
A Solo Future
Then it struck me. Why should their decisions prevent me from getting the future I’ve always wanted? Sure, it wouldn’t be the ideal scenario I had envisioned, but who says it couldn’t be better? I resolved right then and there that I would become a mother on my own terms. No more waiting for someone else to determine my happiness. It was time to take control of my own narrative.
A Solo Future
