I Was Told My Newborn Had Died—Then My Eight-Year-Old Son Asked Why Daddy Had Paid Aunt Rachel to Take the Crying Bundle
He used the truth as though it answered why I was not allowed to be awake.
“I can go upstairs.”
He caught my arm as I passed.
The pressure was firm enough to stop me.
“Mother’s coming tomorrow.
She wants to help with the nursery.”
“What help?”
“Putting things away.