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

“I got this,” he whispered.

“Go back to sleep.”

And for the first time in a long time, I believed him.

Because here’s what I learned through all of this: Partnership isn’t about keeping score or proving who works harder. It’s not about one person’s dreams mattering more than the other’s. It’s about recognizing that both people in a marriage deserve to keep the things that make them whole.

I didn’t give up being a doctor to become a mother.

I became both. And Nick didn’t give up being a dad to be a provider. He learned to be both too.

Our twins deserved parents who showed up not just physically, but emotionally.

Not just for the Instagram moments, but for the 2 a.m. feedings and the explosive diapers and the days when everything feels impossible.

They deserved to see that women don’t have to choose between career and family. That men can be nurturing and present.

That love means supporting each other’s dreams, not asking someone to bury theirs.

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