Having a child is one of the most personal choices a person can make.For Delilah, however, it wasn’t just her decision. At 42, she agreed to become a mother at her mother’s insistence,swayed by the promise of inheriting her family’s wealth. But a straightforward agreement quickly fell into a series of surprising events. What followed left Delilah reeling, her life turned upside down. Let’s read her story below. Delilah’s letter: My husband and I, we never wanted kids. When I turned 40, my mother said, “If you keep me without a grandchild,….
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