It felt practical.
I had a career I cared about, friends who filled my weekends, and a small apartment that always seemed too cramped for the life I imagined having someday.
I kept telling myself there was time.
Back then, I was convinced I’d become a mother someday.
I could picture it so clearly that I rarely worried about when it would happen.
I imagined a little hand wrapped around my finger.
I imagined birthday cakes, school pictures, scraped knees, and someone calling me Mom from another room.