So It Is the Flu Right
In 1973 I had flu-like symptoms and they were not getting any better.
My husband was insisting that I go to the doctor, but a doctor is expensive.
I tried to tough it out, but I finally broke down.
My husband came home for lunch from his grocery store job.
He said, “So it is the flu, right?”
I said “No, I am having a baby.”
My husband was horrified.
He said to me “We already HAVE a baby!”
The baby was grinning at him from the highchair at the end of the table.
“I know, “I told him. “And now we are getting another one.”
He said, “How did you let that happen?”
I had no words.
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2022
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