She Said I Couldn’t Hold The Baby Because Of “Germs” — The Real Reason Broke My Heart

was the suggestion that maybe next time would be better, said with the vague, preoccupied quality of someone who had already moved on from the conversation.

Three weeks passed.

I wore a mask to every visit, even when she didn’t ask. I brought groceries on Tuesdays because Cara hated grocery shopping even when she wasn’t recovering from childbirth. I continue reading …