I Thought I Was Struggling After Giving Birth Until My Grandmother Asked A Question That Changed Everything

one side. Layla wore a yellow dress and smashed cake into her hair with the seriousness of a woman managing a hostile takeover. My grandmother came. Diane came. Friends from work came with their toddlers. My college roommate flew in from Chicago and cried when she saw me because she said I looked like myself again.

That evening, after everyone left continue reading …