Our Second Child
Published Jan 01, 1900
When our second child was on the way, my wife and I attended a pre-birth class aimed at couples who had already had at least one child. The instructor raised the issue of breaking the news to the older child. It went like this: "Some parents," she said, "tell the older child, 'We love you so much that we decided to bring another child into this family.' But think about that. Ladies, what would say if your husband came home one day and said, 'Honey, I love you so much I decided to bring home another wife'?" One of the women immediately responded, "Does she cook?"
Originally published November 14, 2002.
