I Broke My Arm While Caring for Our Infant Twins M
Hope struggled to care for her five-month-old twins after fracturing her right arm.
Her doctor warned her not to lift the babies, so she asked her husband, Derek, for temporary help with baths, bottles, laundry, and nighttime wake-ups.
Instead, Derek complained about coming home to “another shift” after working ten hours.
When Hope reminded him that she was injured, he replied, “Moms don’t get sick days.”
Realizing she could not recover while managing everything alone, Hope took the twins to her mother Noelle’s house.
She told Derek she wasn’t ending their marriage—she needed time for her arm to heal.
Derek’s mother later challenged him, asking, “Why should Hope have to leave her home just to receive help?” The question made him reconsider his behavior.
Derek eventually began caring for the twins, learning their routines and taking responsibility without reminders.
He realized Hope wasn’t naturally better at parenting; she simply had more experience because she had been doing it every day.
When Miles cried one evening, Derek immediately went to him and said, “I’ve got him.” For the first time in months, Hope’s tea stayed warm.
