I Was in Active Labor When My Husband Chose a Fishing Trip. The Call He Made After Changed Everything.

My husband left me in the car at 6:47 in the morning while I was having contractions six minutes apart. He grabbed his fishing gear from the back seat and told me the hospital was only twelve minutes away—I could handle it. Then he got into his father’s Chevy Silverado, and I watched the red taillights disappear down Mulberry Street while another contraction continue reading …