My wife was pregnant and I wanted to build a bigger financial cushion. Ironically, that desire pushed me toward more risk. I started trading futures because normal investing felt too slow.
By the eighth month of her pregnancy, I had lost ₹21 lakh. I confessed in the hospital parking area after a routine appointment. My wife cried and asked why I had risked our stability at the exact time we needed it most. I closed the positions before our child was born.