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

The fact that I did laundry on Sundays.

The fact that we planned to give the baby Clara’s mother’s middle name.

“You’re turning him against his family.”

“You’ve made him soft.”

“He used to visit me.”

“He gives you everything.”

Clara tried ignoring her.

Then asked her to stop coming.