After years of fertility struggles and heartbreak, Jenna believed she and her husband had grieved her infertility together. But now he’s stepping into the life of another woman’s child—not hers.
Leah, his lifelong friend, is expecting, single, and weeks from delivery. She’s asked Jenna’s husband to be present at the birth and demands he be on the birth certificate, claiming, “He’s the closest thing the baby has to a dad, and he doesn’t have kids himself.” When Jenna objected, he accused her of being “selfish” and “bitter,” saying this might be his only chance at parenthood. Leah even offered to say the father died if Jenna insisted otherwise.
Feeling manipulated and erased, Jenna gave an ultimatum: if he signs, he can leave. Now he claims she’s forcing him to choose between being “there for a helpless baby” and their marriage.
Jenna wonders: Am I losing my mind? Because it sure feels like I’m being guilt-tripped into letting my husband pretend to be a father to someone else’s child—and erase my place in our own life.