Summary of Kate Swenson's Forever Boy

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#1 I met Jamie five years my senior, and far too serious for me. We were together for the summer, and I had no desire to date anyone else. We got married soon after, and I spent the next year living a simple life with him.

#2 I was twenty-four and married to Jamie, who was twenty-nine, in 2008. We had planned our life together, and I didn’t plan to do drugs or drink during my pregnancies. I didn’t care that the wedding was raining, because I didn’t care about the small stuff.

#3 I was excited to have my first baby, but I was also nervous. I had read horror stories about how women can become depressed after their babies are born. I was sure that would be me.

#4 I had to drive myself to the hospital the next morning for the procedure. The surgery was fast, and when I woke up in recovery, I asked the nurse if my baby was gone. She said it was one of the saddest questions she’d ever been asked post-surgery.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822521179

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I met Jamie five years my senior, and far too serious for me. We were together for the summer, and I had no desire to date anyone else. We got married soon after, and I spent the next year living a simple life with him.

#2

I was twenty-four and married to Jamie, who was twenty-nine, in 2008. We had planned our life together, and I didn’t plan to do drugs or drink during my pregnancies. I didn’t care that the wedding was raining, because I didn’t care about the small stuff.

#3

I was excited to have my first baby, but I was also nervous. I had read horror stories about how women can become depressed after their babies are born. I was sure that would be me.

#4

I had to drive myself to the hospital the next morning for the procedure. The surgery was fast, and when I woke up in recovery, I asked the nurse if my baby was gone. She said it was one of the saddest questions she’d ever been asked post-surgery.

#5

I had a miscarriage, and while I was initially sad, I was hyperfocused on getting pregnant again. I did not grieve like other women did, and instead I was excited to have another child.

#6

The beginning of the birthing process was uneventful and slow-moving. I was excited to meet my baby, but he was not ready to meet us. It appeared that we were on his timeline, which was excellent foreshadowing.

#7

When I had my son, I knew right away that he was autistic.