My husband swore he\u2019d take care of everything if I gave him a baby. He said I wouldn\u2019t have to sacrifice my career. Then the twins came, and suddenly, I was \u201cunrealistic\u201d for wanting to keep the job that kept us afloat.<\/p>\n
He demanded I quit my job, and I agreed\u2026 but with one condition.<\/p>\n
My name\u2019s Ava, and I\u2019m a family doctor.<\/p>\n
I spent 10 years building this life\u2026 10 years of sleepless nights in medical school, brutal residency shifts, and learning to hold a stranger\u2019s hand while delivering news no one wants to hear.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve stitched up bar fights at 3 a.m., talked terrified parents through their baby\u2019s first fever, and sat with dying patients who just needed someone to listen.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n
It was never easy. But it was my everything.<\/p>\n
Nick, my husband, had a different dream. He wanted a son\u2026 wanted it more than anything else in the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cPicture it, Ava,\u201d he\u2019d say, eyes bright with excitement.<\/p>\n
\u201cTeaching him to throw a curveball in the backyard. Rebuilding an old Chevy together on weekends. That\u2019s what life\u2019s supposed to be about.\u201d<\/p>\n
I wanted kids too, eventually.<\/p>\n
But I also wanted to keep the life I\u2019d worked so hard to build. My schedule as a family doctor was brutal. I had to juggle 12-hour shifts and emergencies that didn\u2019t care about dinner plans.<\/p>\n
My patients needed me. And if I\u2019m being honest, our mortgage needed me more.<\/p>\n
I made almost double what Nick brought home from his sales job. Not that I threw it in his face or anything.<\/p>\n
It was just a fact, like the sky being blue or coffee being necessary for survival.<\/p>\n
When I finally got pregnant, I was equally terrified and excited.<\/p>\n
The ultrasound tech moved the wand across my belly, squinting at the screen. Then she smiled. \u201cWell, looks like you\u2019ve got two heartbeats in there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nick actually whooped.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwins?\u201d He grabbed my hand, his whole face lit up like Christmas morning. \u201cOh God, Ava. Double the dream.<\/p>\n
This is perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n
I should\u2019ve been thrilled. Instead, I felt a weird flutter of anxiety that had nothing to do with morning sickness.<\/p>\n
\u201cNick,\u201d I said carefully. \u201cYou know I can\u2019t just stop working, right?<\/p>\n
I mean, we\u2019ve talked about this\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
He cut me off, squeezing my hand harder.<\/p>\n
\u201cBaby, I\u2019ve got this. I\u2019ll handle everything\u2026 diapers, midnight feedings, all of it. You\u2019ve worked too hard to give up your career now.<\/p>\n
I mean it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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