GREAT READS → FAMILY DIARY Issue 980 · September 27, 2023

The Scenic Route: Chapter 3 of 6      

No way will I be the married-for-three-years-without-a-baby nebach case at the wedding

The Scenic Route: Chapter 3 of 6      

 

MYyounger sister Tova is getting engaged! I am so excited; really, I am. It’s been a while since our family has had a simchah, and we are ready to party. At the same time, a worm of fear wriggles its way into my heart.

Will Tova skip us?

Betzalel laughs me away in the way that only husbands can.

“Seriously? You’re stressing about that now? She’s not even married yet! A million things could happen before her wedding or right after! Don’t worry for a second!”

I try not to.

But I decide that as my own secret consolation prize, I’m going look my best at the wedding. My gown will be stunning, my sheitel gorgeous, my makeup flawless. No way will I be the married-for-three-years-without-a-baby nebach case at the wedding.

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