They'd Still Lived a Full Life
He told them his life story, and the fact that they'd never had kids didn't seem to be a problem. They'd traveled, had successful creative jobs, and owned many pets over the years. They had lots of nieces and nephews they'd helped raise as their own, and once the initial grief of losing their own children subsided, they found a new purpose in their life and worked hard to be present for their family and jobs and goals...
Easing Their Pain
Carl hoped his story was helping them feel better. Whether they wanted to continue trying to have kids or not, he hoped his story helped them realize that things could be okay even if it was always just the two of them. Kristina was touched, and even though she hadn't thought that far ahead about whether or not they'd try again, she was happy to have sat and talked with him...
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