Imagine being pregnant and thinking about your birth plan. Would you want your overbearing mother-in-law in the delivery room with you? In this story, one woman is in this situation, and she doesn’t ...
Childbirth is one of the most personal and intense experiences a person can go through, so deciding who gets to be in the delivery room is a big deal. For one pregnant woman that decision has turned ...
My daughter asked me to be in the delivery room with her for the birth of my first grandchild. I was excited, but I was also worried about overstepping. I made sure she knew I was there to support her ...
DEAR ABBY: I am an adult child of an alcoholic. My mother is a mean drunk. While growing up, I had to act as her therapist and deal with her co-dependency. I have been lucky to have processed a lot of ...