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“A Big Request”: Mom Teaches Her Son To Stand His Ground After His Postpartum Wife Asks For Help

Most people assume that the hardest part of childbirth is labor and delivery, but that’s not true. There is growing evidence that the most difficult time for mothers is actually after the baby is born, and that’s when they need the most support.

But sometimes, help can be hard to come by — as this new mom revealed in her story online.

She said a simple request for help with the newborn baby led her mother-in-law to send some strongly-worded text messages.

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