At 42, I’d saved every penny for IVF—my last chance to be a mom. But when I checked the account, it was empty. My sister had drained it… to fund her third “dream wedding.”
I was never the “special” one. Not the prettiest, not the most talented, not the kind of woman people turned their heads for. I was the kind who worked hard and put everything off “for later.”
And somehow, the years slipped by, and I ended up alone. Forty-two.
When years passed with no luck, and my husband started coming home less and less, it hit me: I either had a baby on my own or… I would have nothing at all.
“Sheesh, your husband left you, Lynn. Good riddance,” my Mom said, not even looking up. “You saw it yourself, he never really tried.”
I stood at the kitchen table, trying to swallow the lump in my throat.
“And now you’re thinking about IVF?” my sister Jenna cut in. “Are you serious?”
“Yes. I am. With a donor. I’ve made up my mind. I can’t wait any longer.”
“You’re not fifty, for God’s sake,” she scoffed. “You could still find a decent man.”
“Forty-two. I’m ready to be a Mom. I’ll do it alone.”
Mom said nothing. Jenna rolled her eyes dramatically.
“You’re insane. Everyone nowadays is living for themselves. Kids are shackles.”
“Tell that to your two ex-husbands.”
“I’m just not afraid to start over. Unlike you, always acting like the world owes you something. And FYI, IVF costs a fortune.”
“I have savings. And I remembered our joint account. The one you and Dad set up for both of us. I’ve been adding to it these past ten years.”
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