My husband appeared on the baby monitor every night at 2 a.m. carrying a mysterious paper bag—when I finally watched him open it, I gasped

you. It had arrived and held you.

So the question at the heart of the story remains: Was Ethan wrong to hide his panic while Mara struggled with postpartum depression, or was he simply trying to protect her in the only way he understood?

This touches on postpartum depression, which can be a heavy topic — if it’s something you’re navigating personally,continue reading …