My Father Said I Was An Accident At A Family Barbecue Until I Responded

truth, because the truth is the only thing I have left to give you.

I wanted you, Myra. I wanted you more than I have ever wanted anything. I spent two years in a fertility clinic. Two years of injections every week, blood draws every month, appointments I drove to alone because your father said it was a waste of money.

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