I take a long, hard look at the adorable two year old I surprisingly got pregnant with at 40… and still believe that no one should have go through with a pregna

I take a long, hard look at the adorable two year old I surprisingly got pregnant with at 40… and still believe that no one should have go through with a pregnancy they don’t want, no matter how young/old/healthy/slutty they are. We had wanted a child for over a decade, but outside of an early ectopic pregnancy (was lucky to catch it early enough to terminate it with Methotrexate instead of having to do surgery), it looked like it was a good thing I was content to be an aunt. I never resented those unknown young women who “took the easy way out” instead of birthing a baby for a nice, professional couple like us to adopt. Women who go through with unwanted pregnancies and then give up the babies for adoption are heroes, and deserve more support, during and AFTER - the physical effects of even a “normal” pregnancy can be life-long. I still have a ton of back pain (not helped by lifting 30 lbs of often uncooperative toddler), and the toes on my right foot are slowly getting number. Other than the age thing, I had a very healthy, normal pregnancy.