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 panicked.

She did not.

Apparently trauma does not prevent someone from being amused when their husband forgets where the hospital bag is despite walking past it daily for three weeks.

“It’s by the door.”

“I know.”

“You’re looking in the closet.”

“I’m checking.”

“For what?”