Amanda and the women at her book club quickly judged a pregnant 50-year-old woman without knowing the entire story. It was only when they learned the true nature of her pregnancy that they regretted their actions.Amanda was in her 60s and was happily single. She never married, nor did she have any children. To keep herself busy, she hosts the weekly neighborhood book club in her house, where women who lived in the area would gather every Saturday. Amanda only ever got along with the people in her book club through the years. She loved order, so every time a neighbor\u2019s child would break a flower pot or dirty her side of the street, she would get angry. Because of this, the children were afraid of Amanda.\n
They steered clear of her front yard and never offered her any baked goods and juices they sold every summer, which other neighbors happily supported. One day, Amanda went to the grocery store. There, she met Jane, a 50-year-old neighbor whom she hadn\u2019t spoken to. Jane was at one of the aisles, looking at junk food. \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t be eating that kind of junk now that we\u2019re older,\u201d Amanda told her. Jane politely smiled and told her that her household always had chips available at home for their guests. Amanda shook her head and told her which ones to buy. \u201cThen at least go for the organic ones,\u201d she said, pointing at those she thought were better.Amanda always thought she knew best, and the entire neighborhood knew it. So instead of arguing with her to mind her own business, Jane thanked her for her suggestions.\n
Coincidentally, Amanda and Jane met again at the checkout counter. There, Amanda decided to invite Jane to their book club. \u201cYou must get bored on the weekends. You should join our book club,\u201d she said, handing out a flyer. Jane smiled and accepted. \u201cSure. I\u2019ll see you on Saturday,\u201d she said as she took her grocery bags and left the store. Amanda was pleased that she had recruited another member to their club. That weekend, Jane showed up. The routine at the book club would always be the same: they\u2019d talk about a book for an hour, eat sandwiches and drink tea for another hour, and chatter the night away.Jane showed up for another two weeks before she started to be absent. Amanda couldn\u2019t believe that Jane would pass on the opportunity to join their book club. What appalled her even more, was that Jane didn\u2019t answer her phone whenever she called.A month had passed, and Jane was still nowhere to be found. Irked that her need for order was disrupted, Amanda asked the other women if they\u2019d seen Jane.\n
\u201cIs she out of the country or something?\u201d The women replied that they didn\u2019t know where Jane was, as they had not heard from her since they last saw her. Amanda shrugged off the thought and carried on with her life until one day, she decided to walk outside for a breath of fresh air. She saw Jane walking down the street, caressing her round belly with her hand.The following day, Amanda couldn\u2019t wait to tell the book club members what she\u2019d seen. \u201cI swear that Jane is pregnant!\u201d she blurted out immediately. Another woman chimed in, saying she also saw Amanda that week and that her belly looked big. Amanda shook her head.\u201dAt her age, she should be babysitting her grandchildren, not giving birth! It\u2019s disgusting!\u201d Amanda said, judging Jane behind her back.\u201dTell me about it,\u201d another elderly woman said. \u201cWhat\u2019s the baby going to call her? Grandma? Imagine going to parent-teacher conferences with gray hair while all the other moms are in their thirties.\u201d\n
At that comment, the book club members laughed in agreement.\u201dWho would want a child from her?\u201d Amanda laughed mockingly. A couple of days later, Amanda saw Jane at the grocery store. She was standing near a food shelf caressing her round belly with her hand. Amanda rushed to Jane with a burning interest to learn the name of her baby\u2019s father. Before getting to her question, she decided to poke fun at Jane, who was looking at a shelf of peanuts. \u201cYou know, pregnant women shouldn\u2019t eat peanuts. It can cause allergies!\u201d Amanda scoffed as she got closer. Jane turned to her calmly. \u201cI\u2019m not allergic to peanuts, and my doctor told me I\u2019m completely healthy. I do have the go signal to eat peanuts,\u201d she replied.\u201dIt doesn\u2019t matter! You\u2019re putting a child in danger. You\u2019re so selfish,\u201d Amanda said without hiding her annoyance. As Jane was about to respond, she suddenly felt sick. She covered her mouth with her hand and ran to the nearby toilet. \u201cUgh. Disgusting. That\u2019s why women your age shouldn\u2019t be having babies!\u201d\n
Amanda called after her. Suddenly, Jane\u2019s daughter appeared with her husband. \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter? Why are you yelling at my mom?!\u201d she asked. \u201cI was teaching your mom a lesson. She is very selfish to be buying junk food while pregnant. She is putting the baby in danger,\u201d Amanda said. \u201cBesides, how can she even sleep around? Isn\u2019t she a widow?\u201d Jane\u2019s daughter was appalled. \u201cFirst of all, ma\u2019am, with all due respect, my mom\u2019s pregnancy is none of your business,\u201d she said. \u201cBut since you are all up in her business, the truth is, I\u2019ve been trying to get pregnant for two years, but each pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. I tried surgery, I tried IVF, but nothing helped. The doctor said our chances were zero to none. Adoption was not something I wanted to do\u2026\u201d Jane\u2019s daughter explained.Jane had just stepped out of the bathroom when she heard her daughter confronting Amanda. She decided to step in and continue the story. \u201cI offered to be a surrogate mother for my daughter, so she and her husband could have the child they dreamed of.\n
This is my daughter, Billie, and her husband, Timothy Watson,\u201d she said. Amanda was stunned and immediately felt embarrassed for how she had acted in the past couple of months. What stunned her even more was hearing Billie\u2019s husband\u2019s name. \u201cTimothy Watson\u2026\u201d Amanda muttered as if trying to recall where she heard the name from. Then it hit her. Timothy Watson was the heir of a multi-million-dollar corporation in their state, particularly the one Amanda used to work in.\u201dI\u2019m so sorry,\u201d she immediately said. \u201cI didn\u2019t know that Jane gave you such a wonderful gift by having your baby. Really, I\u2019m sorry.\u201d\u201dYou don\u2019t have to apologize to me,\u201d Billie said. Then she looked at her mom, hoping Amanda got the message. \u201cI\u2019m sorry I judged you without knowing your story, Jane. I hope you can forgive me,\u201d Amanda said in tears. She had been put in her place, and it taught her a valuable lesson about minding her own business. Jane forgave her, and Amanda vowed to be better. When Jane gave birth, Amanda was the first to visit her at the hospital after her daughter and son-in-law. Amanda made sure to ask if Jane needed any help, and she aided in her recovery by taking care of the baby every time she visited Jane\u2019s house. In the end, Amanda changed her ways, and she became good friends with Jane.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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