His Vows Lie Buried in New Orleans
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The night I found out I was pregnant, my seven-year-old son pointed at a little girl in a mommy vlogger's video on his iPad and said, softly:
"That's my sister."
I laughed and flicked his forehead.
The vlogger lived all the way down in New Orleans. He'd never even met them.
"She has a million followers, sweetie. Don't make stuff up."
"If you want a sister that badly, how about Mommy gives you one?"
I watched his face, nervous and hopeful, not wanting to miss a thing.
But his expression didn't change. He just scrolled back through her old posts.
"See that stuffed bunny? I gave it to her. Dad says she's the only sister I've got, so I have to take good care of her."
My smile froze.
"Mom... me and Dad are so tired of pretending."
He rested his hand on my stomach and looked at me, completely serious.
"I promised Dad I'd protect her. So you can't have another annoying baby."
"You always say you love me and Dad, right? So you'll be okay with it. Won't you?"
...
"That's my sister."
I laughed and flicked his forehead.
The vlogger lived all the way down in New Orleans. He'd never even met them.
"She has a million followers, sweetie. Don't make stuff up."
"If you want a sister that badly, how about Mommy gives you one?"
I watched his face, nervous and hopeful, not wanting to miss a thing.
But his expression didn't change. He just scrolled back through her old posts.
"See that stuffed bunny? I gave it to her. Dad says she's the only sister I've got, so I have to take good care of her."
My smile froze.
"Mom... me and Dad are so tired of pretending."
He rested his hand on my stomach and looked at me, completely serious.
"I promised Dad I'd protect her. So you can't have another annoying baby."
"You always say you love me and Dad, right? So you'll be okay with it. Won't you?"
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