Before we were married, yet living together, I'd often refer to Laura as "my partner". It felt like the right thing to do at the time, because that's how I saw our relationship - as a partnership. You know, working together and all that crap.
Now that we have a kid, I feel that idea carries even more meaning. We have to work together better than we did before. Taking turns is required. Turns feeding Alice. Turns eating. Turns going to the bathroom. Turns changing Alice. Turns going for a bike ride. Turns, turns, turns. I don't understand how that would work if you weren't partners. It can be hard enough to make it work even if you are.
Well, most things require you to take turns. I think now we'll all go for a nap. Because as they say, the family that naps together, sleeps all at the same time. Or something like that.
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