During my daughter’s baby shower, I walked in to find her on her hands and knees scrubbing spilled wine off the rug.

is probably good exercise for you. The doctor did mention the weight, didn’t he?”

A few women laughed.

My son-in-law Brandon stood nearby holding a champagne glass, smiling like a man watching bad weather he had no intention of stopping.

Emily’s face burned crimson. “It’s okay, Mom,” she whispered when she noticed me. “I spilled it.”

“No,” I said.

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