My Wife Was Seven Months Pregnant When She Stopped Leaving Bed—Then I Lifted the Blue Blanket and Realized My Mother Already Knew What Was Underneath

I answered:

“Okay.”

That still required practice.

Fatherhood had not even begun and I was already learning that loving someone does not create ownership of every important moment.

Clara also began trauma-focused therapy.

She had nightmares.

Startled when someone unlocked a door unexpectedly.

Hated the smell of heated metal.