This story is based on an interview with Karyann Parkinson, 36, a prospective attorney from Northern Virginia awaiting bar qualification. It has been edited for length and clarity.

My life was turned upside down in early June 2026 — two weeks before the birth of my fifth child.

I was eight-and-a-half months pregnant when I opened the front door to a security guard from our gated community. He was standing behind my 5-year-old son, Sam.

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Sam, who looked scared, was clutching a handful of…

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