Enduring Labor
The nurse approached him, smiling. "The labor is going great," she
said. "Wouldn't you like to come in?"
"Oh, no." The man shook his head.
The nurse returned to the mother's side, and the labor progressed
smoothly. As the birth neared, the nurse returned to the man, now
pacing frantically in the hall. "She旧 doing so well," she assured him.
"Wouldn't you like to at least come in and see her?"
The man seemed to hesitate slightly, then shook his head again. "No,
no, I couldn't do that." He jingled car keys in his sweaty palm and
resumed his pacing.
The nurse went back into the room and coached Mom's valiant efforts
in pushing the baby into the world. As the baby's head began to exit
the birth canal, the nurse raced to the hall, grabbed the man by his
elbow, and dragged him to the bedside saying, "You have got to see
this!"
At that very moment, the baby boy was born and placed on the tummy
of the mother whose radiant smile shone through her tears. The man
began to cry openly. Turning to the nurse, he sobbed. "You were right!
This is the greatest moment in my life!"
By now, the nurse, too, was tearful. She put her arm around him, and
he rested his head on her shoulder. She soothed, "No one should miss
the birth of their son."
"This isn't my son," the man blubbered. "This isn't even my wife. I've
never seen her before in my life. I was just bringing the car keys to my
buddy across the hall!"
By LeAnn Thieman
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＊＊╭＊＊ 我喜歡生活裡有適度的寂寞，
＊╰╣＊＊ 因為在寂寞的時候，會給自己一個思想的空間。
║ 一個很隱密、很自我、很放任的思想空間。
║ 我就是我 ----- 獨一無二的我
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