“There is just no way. At least not for another year” The doctors left precious little hope. Come back in a year and maybe, but until then, no way. “Here’s a script for birth control” I was told on my way out the door. After the injury, there was no way I could get pregnant. Too dangerous. Too many risks. As if that wasn’t bad enough, not a week later my husband was caught in a tech lay off. “There is just no way” his manager said before handing him the severance packet. 3 months health insurance, 3 months paycheck. That’s all six years of loyal service had earned us.
In 3 months, we’d be without an income, without healthcare. And all we had to show for it, a script for birth control. And a box of condoms. For, you see, my husband was terrified. Terrified pregnancy would be dangerous. Expensive. How would we afford the doctors? In this economy? So, he doubled down. “Don’t forget to take the pill” he’d tell me every night. “I won’t” I answered. And the few times he was horny enough to fuck me, he’d wrap it up anyway.