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Trained as an actress in college, I had, over time, explored many variations on this theme, including an on-air drive-time personality for an FM country station and writing and producing original music, commercials, video, and ad campaigns, which kept my maternal instincts at bay. But by the time Harvey and I met and soon married, those maternal instincts began to gush forth, causing me to stockpile baby wipes and sippy cups in the back of my closet.
“Hey, Harve, how do you feel about adoption?” I quietly asked him one night after dinner. He studied me for a moment as crinkles framed his eyes, bookending the broadening smile below. “Oh, Donnie. I think it’s a great idea! I wondered how long it would take to have this talk.” “Oh my God! That’s great!” I went from a whisper to nearly a scream. I was pretty sure we were on the same page but absolutely wanted confirmation before my fantasy family became fully formed in my imagination.
I knew what was important to me. Falling in love doesn’t happen just once with someone; it should happen again and again throughout a marriage. It’s like when your spouse smiles a certain way and you feel faint, and not because you forgot to take your meds, or you notice your spouse is finally ironing their own underwear without your threatening to throw the stupid underwear out altogether. We underwear-ironing people are a dying breed. Mark this down somewhere. But truly, even climbing in and out of the relationship ditches, I knew that Harvey felt the same way. And now we were starting a
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“Hey, Harve, how do you feel about adoption?” I quietly asked him one night after dinner. He studied me for a moment as crinkles framed his eyes, bookending the broadening smile below. “Oh, Donnie. I think it’s a great idea! I wondered how long it would take to have this talk.” “Oh my God! That’s great!” I went from a whisper to nearly a scream. I was pretty sure we were on the same page but absolutely wanted confirmation before my fantasy family became fully formed in my imagination.
