Stephen was recognized as a model husband, caring and considerate. He did the laundry and cooking and massaged me during my pregnancy. He would bring me a bouquet of flowers every day after work.
Andrea often called to ask about my well-being, even more caring than my own mother.
Although the pregnancy was difficult, I felt very happy.
But after the child was born, something seemed to have changed.
Andrea no longer asked about my situation. She directly called Joy and only cared about her grandson. For example, how many meals he had and how long he slept.
Stephen became impatient especially when it came to scientific feeding of the baby.
As for Joy, she commanded me every day to cook, do laundry, and clean. I was so busy.
I had given birth, but I was much more tired than during pregnancy.
Joy said that she was only responsible for taking care of the baby, not me.
I didn't argue with her about this but insisted that she should feed the baby 15 milliliters of water every day, mixed with a little calcium supplement.
Joy toughly asked Stephen to be the judge. Who knew scientific feeding better?
I found papers and data to support my theories, but he frowned and got angry.
"The baby cries every night, and I can't sleep well. Besides, I'm busy in the lab during the day. Can you stop making things difficult for me?"
I stubbornly pointed to the page printed from the paper. "Look here."
Instead of looking, he tore it all up and threw it in the trash can.
"What's the point? You have already graduated. Can you still understand any of this? Your only task now is to feed the baby."
If I remembered correctly, this was the first time he got angry with me.
Joy just graduated from college and specialized in scientific feeding. She was the person who knew best how to take care of babies.
The whole family thought every word Joy said was absolutely true.
And I seemed to be just a stupid woman whose only use was to feed the baby.
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Joy was young and pretty.
I had seen her grades, and some of them were very good.
I was curious about why she would be willing to graduate and become a maid.
Joy told me that she liked children very much, and she minored in child health in college.
She couldn't find a job after graduation, so Stephen asked her if she wanted to come to our house.
" I trust Joy the most when it comes to taking care of our baby."
This was what Stephen said.