You can’t imagine anything worse? I want to ask him. Really? Like maybe being the person who has to go through the pain? You don’t think that’s just a little bit worse? But this is your father’s moment. I see that now. I’m just a prop, and props don’t speak. He wraps it all up by saying how the only thing that gives him any solace is that I’m the strongest, most kick-ass lady he knows. That’s exactly how he says it: most kick-ass lady. And all the soon-to-be-mommies smile at him, like what a guy, and all the soon-to-be-daddies glare at him, like why didn’t I think to say that?
