I Broke My Arm and Asked My Husband to Help with Our 5-Month-Old Twins, but He Said, 'Moms Don't Get Sick Days' – So I Taught Him a Lesson He'd Never Forget

It was about what it looked like.

"Tell people the truth," I said.

"I didn't make you look like anything, Derek."

"What am I supposed to tell my mother?"

"The truth."

"And what's that?"

"Tell her I broke my arm. Tell her I asked you to help me. Tell her you said moms don't get sick days."

Then Derek said, "You're humiliating me."

That was when I understood.

"You weren't embarrassed when you said it."

"What?"

"You weren't embarrassed when I was begging you."

"You're embarrassed someone might find out."

My hand shook when I ended the call.

Mom noticed.

She just reached for Miles.

"Give him here."

"I know."

That was different from "You can't."

So I let her.