You Still Matter, Mama
Even if everyone only asks about the baby
4 min readNov 20, 2023
It’s a perfunctory add-on after the fuss is made. A question as you move to your seats and watch the little one kick or roll or crawl or wander. A question that is not meant to have a substantive answer.
“And how are you?”
It’s asked at least, though. Not that you can answer because the baby has figured…