Letting Go Of The Daughter I’ll Never Have

I would not change a single thing about either of my beautiful sons, and we never wanted three kids, so for a long time, I was genuinely content with my single-sex family. But as I get older, and I am faced with the reality of never having a daughter, I’m realizing that my previous contentment was enabled by the small part of me that knew there was still a possibility that we might still have a girl. The longing has always been there, deep down, and the possibility of her was enough.