My Mother-in-Law Saw My Newborn Daughter’s Arm and Went Pale—Then She Told Us We Couldn’t Keep Her

At one appointment, Beatrice asked the pediatrician:

“Are you certain it doesn’t mean something?”

The doctor smiled.

“It means she has a birthmark.”

Beatrice laughed.

So did I.

Progress.

PART 34 — WE DO NOT REMOVE THE MARK

Someone asked whether we would consider laser removal someday.

I was horrified.