I gave birth 5 weeks ago to a baby with blonde hair and blue eyes

and doubt creep in. Sometimes the people we expect to stand by us the most, like our partners and in-laws, can falter, carried away by their own insecurities. But families aren’t defined by the mistakes they make—it’s how they handle those mistakes and grow beyond them.

Rowan and I are still working on rebuilding our trust. We have good days, and days continue reading …