The Mistress Stole My Womb
Language: en
Seven months pregnant, stuck at home on bed rest, and drowning in anxiety, I did what anyone in my spiral would do: I doom-scrolled. A thread on a forum caught my eye. “Should I take my husband to a labor pain simulation experience?” One reply, accompanied by a photo, stopped my thumb in its tracks. “Absolutely. My boyfriend did the simulation and swore he’d never let me go through that pain. But, joke’s on him—I’m about to become a mom anyway.” The comments were confused. “Wait, if he won’t let you go through labor, where is the baby coming from?” The original poster replied, the smugness…