When I saw my wife, eight months pregnant, standing alone at the sink washing dishes at ten o’clock at night, I called my three sisters and said something that stunned the entire room. The strongest reaction came from my own mother.

and added, “Since when is washing dishes a serious problem?”

Amanda spoke with the serious expression she used whenever she wanted to end a discussion. “We worked in this house for years too. Why should everything suddenly revolve around your wife?”

I felt my face grow warm but I did not step back.

“Because she is eight months pregnant,” I replied. “And continue reading …