After 3 Boys, We Gave Up Our Dream of a Daughter—Then My Husband Called Me to the Hospital and Said, “There’s a Baby Here”
Maya wasn’t a reward for accepting three boys.
She wasn’t compensation for my dangerous pregnancies.
And Clara’s death wasn’t the universe answering a prayer.
A young woman died.
A child lost her biological mother.
Our family gained someone because tragedy created a need.
Both things were true.
So when people said: