A couple of days ago Susan dropped a bombshell.
“I think we should have another baby”, she said. I couldn’t believe my ears for a moment. Okay, nothing wrong with saying it or thinking about it. It was just so unexpected. I had always thought – and she never said anything to the contrary – that our family was complete. I think I said “WHAT?!?!?!”. Then I followed it with a shrug and then the conversation changed or petered out.
But I thought about it. In theory it would be nice to have another baby (although we still have one now, sort of). In theory. In practice I remember all the hard work. I remember Susan getting exhausted. And most of all I remember that our marriage – the foundation of our family – is more unstable now than ever. What was she thinking? Maybe just her biological clock trying one last time to get another child out? (more…)
