She didn't want children. Then she did. The shift wasn't vindication or awakening. It was ordinary change. But every stranger, relative, and medical professional treated her timeline like evidence in a case she never agreed to defend. 

This is exhausting. You're not imagining it.

Content Notice
Documentation, not confession.
Patterns preserved, details altered.
If it sounds familiar, it is. That's the point.
Language left intact. Adult themes unavoidable.
This record exists for documentation only.
It is not therapy, not advice, not a solution.
No repair. No community. Recognition is the record.

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What gets named, gets kept.
What gets kept, can't be erased.
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