The Supreme Macaroni Company
“Elated, he promptly fell back asleep.
I followed Gram back to their kitchen. As she put a pot of espresso on the stove, I remembered her doing the same in her kitchen on Perry Street. There are times when memory is as potent as the moment. This was one of them. I sat down at the kitchen table and put my feet up on a chair. I leaned back and felt the full weight of my pregnancy.
“Gram, I have feelings of doom.”
“That’s just pregnancy.”
“All the time.”
“Those are the mother ho...rmones kicking in.”
“I thought those hormones would make me happy.”
“They will come when the baby is in your arms.”
“I believe you.” But I didn’t believe her.
“What are you afraid of? Go ahead and say it out loud—that will take away all its power over you.”
“You think so?”MoreLess
I followed Gram back to their kitchen. As she put a pot of espresso on the stove, I remembered her doing the same in her kitchen on Perry Street. There are times when memory is as potent as the moment. This was one of them. I sat down at the kitchen table and put my feet up on a chair. I leaned back and felt the full weight of my pregnancy.
“Gram, I have feelings of doom.”
“That’s just pregnancy.”
“All the time.”
“Those are the mother ho...rmones kicking in.”
“I thought those hormones would make me happy.”
“They will come when the baby is in your arms.”
“I believe you.” But I didn’t believe her.
“What are you afraid of? Go ahead and say it out loud—that will take away all its power over you.”
“You think so?”MoreLess
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