The Day My 14-Year-Old Brought Home a Stroller with Two Babies Inside — and How It Changed Our Lives Forever
When my 14-year-old daughter came home pushing a stroller with two newborn babies inside, I thought I’d seen everything. But ten years later, a lawyer’s phone call about millions of dollars would prove me completely wrong.
Looking back, maybe I should’ve seen it coming. Savannah was never like other kids. While her classmates obsessed over boy bands and makeup, she spent her nights whispering prayers into her pillow.
“God, please send me a brother or sister,” I’d hear through her door. “I promise I’ll help take care of them. Just one baby to love.”
It broke my heart every time.
Mark and I had tried for years, but after several losses, the doctors told us we couldn’t have another child. We tried to help Savannah understand, but she never stopped praying.
We weren’t rich — Mark worked maintenance at the community college, and I taught art classes at the local rec center. Our life wasn’t glamorous, but it was full of love.
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