It All Comes Out in the End
I had hoped not to let it be known that I was doing this because, honestly, there are some things in life we are just meant to do alone. My husband, however, was under the erroneous belief that I should have lots of support to help me through this process. And thus, it came as a complete surprise to me when, as I sat on my throne, my phone rang.
"Hey, Mom, how's it going?" asked my son.
"I'm kind of in the middle of something right now," I said.
"Yeah, I know. Dad told us."
I silently took a moment to wish a prostate exam on my husband.
"So, I'm not really in a good place to talk right now," I said.
"Oh, sure! No worries. Call me later."
Thirty seconds later, the phone rang again.
"Hi, Mama," said my daughter. "How are you feeling?"
"Not great. Gotta go because, you know, I gotta go."
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