“I don’t want your pity or your concern or your goddamn meddling. I just need you to understand what I’m up against: I have anxiety. I am a world-class catastrophizer. But I’m also ambitious as hell and determined not to let that hurt the woman I love. “I’m busting my ass right now because I don’t have the safety net you all have to catch me if I fall. I never have. Freya deserves better than that. She deserves solidity and safety, especially if we’re going to be parents. I can’t compromise on that. My wife and future kids will have what my mother and I didn’t. Money in the bank and absolute
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