There are moments in life when joy feels so immense, so unshakable, that nothing seems capable of dimming its light. I had just lived one of those moments—my wife and I had left the doctor’s office, elated after hearing our baby’s heartbeat for the first time. Our hearts swelled with hope, and the future felt limitless.
We were lost in the excitement of new life and endless possibilities. But in an instant, that joy was shattered. As we reached my car, I froze. Scrawled across the driver’s side door in bold, unforgiving letters were the words: “Hope She Was Worth It.”
The message was clear. The shock was paralyzing. And in that moment, I knew—my world had just changed forever.
