I did not even take a break during my maternity leave. I worked so hard to keep my clients happy, and my mother-in-law ruined everything with a careless mistake!
Then, there was my daughter, Teresa.
After I lost my job, Edwin and his mom told me I had to find work fast because his meager paycheck could not cover our bills.
I did not want our little Teresa to have a hard life, so I took a sales job that kept me out from dawn till dusk.
Edwin and his mom refused to hire a nanny, and my own mom had injured her ankle and could not help. However, my mother-in-law promised she would take good care of Teresa, so I let her babysit during the day.
Each morning, I froze milk and left sticky notes with feeding times and tips.
Teresa was such an easy baby, so I thought feedings and diaper changes would be simple enough. Even if my mother-in-law got things mixed up sometimes, she would not mess up with a baby involved, right?
However, I did not know until Teresa ended up in the hospital that my mother-in-law had been dumping my milk and giving Teresa expired formula meant for old folks.
My sister-in-law had bought it for her, but she did not like it and did not want to waste it, so she gave it to a six-month-old baby even though it was out of date.
