Once upon a time, between marriages, I dated this guy I'll call T.J. He was brilliant, charming, loving and sexy, but he was also verbally and physically abusive and a little insane. I completely fell for him. I still feel the attraction to him many years later, even though I know it's dangerous to even think about it. Anybody who has ever been with an abusive guy will understand.
I bring him up because T.J., unlike the men I married who didn't want to have kids with me, frequently offered to father my children. He urged me to get rid of my birth control, saying things like, "I know you want to have my baby" and "We would make beautiful children together."
It was so tempting, but he was a scary guy, and we were not married. This was back a while when pregnancy out of wedlock was still a scandal. My parents would never have forgiven me, and I probably would have lost a job that I loved, with no guarantee that T.J. would stick with me. I gambled with the "rhythm method" for a while, but really tried not to get pregnant. Wrong time, wrong guy. Apparently it was my only chance.
Have you had a situation in your life where you could have had a baby, but the situation was just wrong? What happened? How do you feel about it now?
2 comments:
"Apparently it was my only chance.." Please don't think this way! I also had a really awful boyfriend who I couldn't get away from fast enough. It's been 10 years since that relationship (I am now married), and it still seems to have some effect on me. Had you taken that path, I think you'd be dreaming for the life that you have now! I'm glad that you got away from him.
For me, I can think of dozens of "what ifs" through the past, but there is nothing I can do to change anything. I'm thankful for the husband I have and for our supportive families.
Anonymous. I agree. I am thankful for how things turned out. The man I did marry after T.J. was the best, and so many wonderful things happened as a result of our getting together. I'm just saying I had a chance to have a baby with a man who actually wanted one, but the situation was completely wrong.
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