My mother-in-law looked at my 38-week pregnant belly, told my husband, “Put a lock on both doors and let her give birth alone,” and then went off on a luxury trip, paid for with my money. Seven days later, they returned tanned, smiling, and dragging suitcases full of shopping bags…
Seven days later, they came back sun-kissed, smiling, dragging suitcases stuffed with shopping… but one look at the front door told them they had crossed a line they could never undo. The first contraction hit me hard as I was sitting on the couch, just as my mother-in-law zipped up her final suitcase….
