My husband left for a vacation just days before my scheduled C-section with our twins—but when he finally came back, his knees were trembling.

do.”

“I don’t?”

“I thought fatherhood started when I held them.” He looked through the nursery window where our daughters slept. “It started the day you needed me more than I needed myself.”

I finally looked at him.

“What exactly did you need a vacation from, Trevor?”

His jaw parted, but no sound followed.

I answered for him. “You wanted a break from the continue reading …