without discussion. My favorite chair was moved because she preferred the space near the window. Family photographs were taken down from a shelf because she thought the living room looked cluttered.
I replaced the photographs in the hallway.
Then she complained that the hallway felt too crowded.
I began to realize that I was making myself smaller in my own home to avoid upsetting someone who had never considered making room for me.
Still, I kept telling myself things would improve after the baby arrived.
Then came that morning.
The
