On this episode of Our American Stories, Stephen Rusiniak and his wife had always imagined a home filled with children. Then infertility turned that future into a painful uncertainty, and Stephen carried much of the blame himself. He knew he was the reason they were struggling to conceive, but shame and guilt made it difficult to say aloud what he was feeling. One summer night, sitting beside his wife, he finally found the courage to begin the conversation he had been avoiding.

Originally published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Married Life, Stephen shares what happened when he stopped carrying that burden alone.

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