Once upon a time you dreamed about having kids of your own. Then you met and married the man of your dreams, but he already had four children. What do you do? Do you still want a baby of your own?
What if your husband doesn’t want one? What if you try but can’t have one because you’ve waited too long? Should you adopt? How will a new baby affect the fragile peace you’ve achieved with your stepfamily? Will a child pull everyone together or tear you all apart?
Will you be able to treat the kids equally? Is it okay to love your biological children more than your stepchildren? What’s fair? The decision to have children is complicated enough for couples in which no one has any offspring from previous unions.
But throw in a couple of stepkids, a vasectomy, and a woman in her forties, and you’ve got the makings of a serious family drama.