Before her fourth kid arrived, Samm Davidson was pretty sure it was time for a more permanent method of birth control. She writes: “He agreed that it was time for his body to suffer a bit for the child-rearing (or not-rearing) cause to create a permanent solution. So it was settled. We even talked about it in the hospital as I waited for the induction of Pitocin to kick in, narrowing down a rough date that would make sense and agreed upon a plan for him to call and schedule it in the upcoming weeks.”

And then the baby arrived, and suddenly, she wasn’t so sure. Now she’s working through her feelings, and I’m curious to see if you relate.

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor