When My Pregnancy Was Minimized and One Unexpected Voice Finally Spoke Up

“The world does not revolve around your belly. Pregnancy is not an illness.”

I stood there, stunned. The bags felt heavier in my hands. I waited, instinctively, for my husband to step in. To say something. To acknowledge that what she had said was unkind, or at the very least unnecessary.

He did not.

He nodded, as if agreeing with her. As if her words continue reading …