{"id":12396,"date":"2025-09-10T23:44:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=12396"},"modified":"2025-09-10T23:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:44:15","slug":"12396","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=12396","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are moments when I just sit in the quiet kitchen, wondering, \u201cDid I choose the wrong person?\u201d But then my baby shifts inside me, reminding me I\u2019m not alone.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan wasn\u2019t always like this. He used to be gentle, caring, at least in the beginning. But ever since I got pregnant, he\u2019s become distant, irritable, and overly critical. The time I forgot to buy his favorite coffee, he looked at me and said coldly, \u201cSo what? You stay home all day just to eat and sleep?\u201d Those words cut deep, but I didn\u2019t respond. I knew he\u2019d blame it on pregnancy hormones. 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