My sister and I went into labor at the same time. Our mom hesitated, then said, ‘I think I should be with your sister. She’s younger, and she’s never been through this before.’ After my baby was born, I texted my mom. Her reply shocked me.At first, I tried not to take it personally. I understood the logic—my younger sister had been nervous her entire pregnancy, and she often leaned on our mom for emotional support. I, on the other hand, had always been the “independent one,” the one who reassured everyone else instead of asking for reassurance myself. But lying in the delivery room, holding my newborn for the first time, I realized how much I had wanted my mother there too. Not for medical help or moral guidance,…CONTINUE READING IN BELOW
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