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  • 6/22/2025
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00:00I never imagined I'd become the kind of woman who kept a secret so big it could ruin her marriage.
00:05But there I was, brushing my teeth one early morning while watching my husband,
00:10Brian, fold baby clothes we didn't yet need. He smiled at the tiny onesie with a football on it,
00:16his alma mater's team, and held it up like a proud dad-to-be.
00:20Can you believe we might need this soon? He asked, his voice filled with hope.
00:24I gave him a small nod, toothpaste still in my mouth, my heart heavy with guilt.
00:30Because the truth was, we wouldn't be needing it. Not now. Maybe not ever.
00:35I'd been taking the pill every morning, carefully tucked in the back of my vanity drawer,
00:41hidden behind a box of Q-tips. Brian had no idea. When we first got married,
00:46Brian and I agreed we'd wait a couple of years before having kids.
00:50We wanted to travel, settle into our new home in Nashville, and grow together as a couple.
00:56And we did. For the most part, those first two years were full of long road trips,
01:02spontaneous date nights, and Sunday mornings at the farmer's market. But then came year three,
01:08and Brian's eyes started lingering on baby shoes at Target, cooing over our friends' infants at
01:13cookouts, and bringing up baby names after just two glasses of wine. I wasn't ready. Not even a
01:19little. It wasn't that I didn't love him. I did. More than I could express. But I wasn't sure I was
01:26ready to give up who I was yet. My career in publishing was just starting to flourish.
01:32I had just gotten promoted to managing editor at a mid-sized company that specialized in lifestyle
01:37books. I had authors depending on me, deadlines stacking up, and dreams I hadn't yet chased.
01:43And more than anything, I was scared. Scared of becoming someone I didn't recognize. A mom,
01:50yes, but what if I lost myself in that role? What if everything I'd worked for vanished the
01:56minute I held a baby in my arms? So, when Brian brought up trying for a baby around our third
02:01anniversary, I smiled, hugged him, and nodded. And the next day, I walked into a pharmacy three blocks
02:08from my office and renewed my prescription for birth control pills. For months, I justified it.
02:14I told myself I was buying time, that I would come clean when I was ready. Each morning, I took the
02:20tiny white pill with a sip of water, then went about my day. Brian thought we were trying. He thought
02:26every cycle brought us a fresh possibility. I let him believe it. At first, it seemed harmless.
02:33He wasn't pressuring me. He wasn't watching my body for signs or questioning the timing.
02:38He was gentle, hopeful. Each time my period came, he'd hold me and say,
02:44Next month, babe. I can feel it. The guilt would claw at my insides for a day or two,
02:50but then I'd stuff it down, bury it under work emails and dinner reservations. I wasn't ready to
02:56tell him. I wasn't ready to be a mom. It all began to unravel one night in early spring. We were invited
03:03to a dinner party at our friend's house, Matt and Rachel. They had just had their second child
03:08and were deep in diaper talk and sleepless nights. During dessert, Brian got up to grab something from
03:14the kitchen. Rachel leaned across the table and whispered, So? Any baby news yet? I gave her a
03:21sheepish smile. Still trying. She smiled sympathetically. It took us nearly a year with
03:27Luke. Don't stress. Just have fun with it. I nodded again, unable to swallow the lump forming in my
03:34throat. That night, when we got home, Brian sat on the bed and looked at me in a way that pierced
03:40straight through my soul. I think we should see a fertility doctor, he said, just to make sure
03:46everything's okay. Panic shot through me like an electric current. Brian, it hasn't been that long.
03:53It's been almost a year, Sophie, he said quietly. And we've been doing everything right. I just want
03:58to be sure it's not something medical. He looked hurt. Not angry. Not suspicious. Just wounded. That's
04:06when I knew I had to tell him. But I didn't. Instead, I let another month pass, then another. I even bought
04:14ovulation strips and left them in the bathroom drawer to keep up appearances. I felt like a con
04:19artist in my own marriage. Then came the breaking point. One Saturday, Brian surprised me with a
04:26weekend getaway to Asheville. You need a break, he said, kissing my forehead. And I thought, maybe we
04:33could make a baby in the mountains. My heart sank as fast as it swelled. The man I loved so deeply
04:39wanted a family. And I had lied to him every single day for nearly a year. That weekend was magical,
04:46too magical. And on the last night, under a blanket of stars, Brian looked at me with tears in his eyes.
04:53I know this hasn't been easy, babe, he said. But no matter what happens, I'm so glad we're in this
04:59together. I broke. I turned away from him and sobbed. I have to tell you something, I said,
05:07my voice shaking. You're going to hate me. He sat still, confused, his face tightening.
05:14What is it? I've been, I've been taking the pill, I confessed. This whole time, since we said we'd
05:21start trying. Silence. He blinked. Once. Twice. I don't understand. I wasn't ready, I whispered.
05:31I thought I would be. But every time I imagined being pregnant, I panicked. I didn't know how to
05:36tell you. I didn't want to let you down. He stood up slowly, walked to the railing of the cabin's deck,
05:42and stared out into the trees. So all of this, he said, his voice low, was fake. No, I pleaded.
05:51Not fake. I just, I didn't want to lose myself. And I was scared of losing you, if I told you the
05:58truth. He didn't say anything for a long time. We drove back the next morning in silence. For a week,
06:05we barely spoke. He slept on the couch. I cried into my pillow. Then, on the seventh day,
06:11he finally sat across from me at the kitchen table. I married you because I trusted you,
06:17he said. And you made a fool of me. I know, I said. And I'll do whatever it takes to rebuild that
06:24trust. He nodded slowly. I need time. And he took it. He stayed with his brother for a while.
06:32I went to therapy. I wrote him a letter every week, trying to explain, not justify, my fears,
06:38my selfishness, my brokenness. It took three months for him to come home. He walked in with
06:44a small bag, a worn copy of the book The Road to Parenthood tucked under his arm. I'm not ready
06:50either, he said. But I want us to get there. Together. No more secrets. We went to couples
06:57therapy. We talked about timelines. And eventually, we made a plan that felt right for both of us.
07:03I stopped taking the pill. A year later, we still weren't pregnant. But we were okay. Stronger.
07:11Wiser. And this time, we were truly trying. Together.