My Husband Promised to Take Care of the Baby If I Had One—But After I Gave Birth, He Told Me to Quit My Job

My husband swore he’d take care of everything if I gave him a baby. He said I wouldn’t have to sacrifice my career. Then the twins came, and suddenly, I was “unrealistic” for wanting to keep the job that kept us afloat.

He demanded I quit my job, and I agreed… but with one condition.

My name’s Ava, and I’m a family doctor.

I spent 10 years building this life… 10 years of sleepless nights in medical school, brutal residency shifts, and learning to hold a stranger’s hand while delivering news no one wants to hear.

I’ve stitched up bar fights at 3 a.m., talked terrified parents through their baby’s first fever, and sat with dying patients who just needed someone to listen.

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