My Husband Insisted I Host His Friends While I Was Recovering in a Neck Brace, Until His Mother Walked Through the Door

I never imagined that becoming a new mother would also mean learning how quickly the ground beneath you can shift.

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I am thirty-three years old. My husband, Jake, is thirty-four. We have a six-month-old daughter named Emma, and until recently, I believed we were building a life together based on partnership and trust.

Right now, I am on maternity leave, recovering at home, wearing a rigid neck brace that makes even the smallest movements difficult.