At school, friends’ mothers told me I had done the right thing, while their daughters stared, unable to think of anything to say
It happens every so often when someone in the office is pregnant. The mothers all start talking about their childbirth experiences. I smile and nod when they tell me I have all this to come. I am wiser than they know: I gave birth and gave my baby away.
A few years ago, I blurted it out. I thought I was speaking to a friend. “I had a baby back when I was 15 and gave him up for adoption.” Her face froze and I realised my error. The whispers started, and a few months later I was so pleased to move jobs.
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