Becoming a mom to a second child decades after my first one was meant to be positively life-changing. But my son announced he was expecting a child too, and that’s where our clashes began! His pregnant girlfriend threw tantrums making demands I wasn’t willing to accommodate!

My son, Kyle, was born when I was 20 and still a child myself, but I think I did the best for him as a parent.

This year was supposed to be one of joyful experiences. At forty-two, 22 years after welcoming Kyle, I chose to become a mother for the second time! The second happy thing that happened also left me shocked!

Kyle, in his final year of college, broke the news of his girlfriend’s pregnancy when I was four months along! I hadn’t expected that before the year was out, I’d become a mother and a grandmother!

I embraced my new role, but tension began when I gave birth to my baby girl. Kyle and Sarah visited me in the hospital, and when they found out her name, Clara, Sarah demanded I change it. I stood firm, and they stormed out.