My life in Columbus Ohio felt complete as a stay at home mother on maternity leave with my three month old daughter Hailey. My husband Liam and I had been
married for two years but his behavior changed after our baby was born. He began working late shifts at his downtown corporate office almost every night. One afternoon I called him simply to ask if he would be home for dinner. He answered with extreme irritation complaining that I was checking up on him during his workday. I expressed my love and thought our conversation had ended but he failed to press the end button. While Hailey slept peacefully in her crib I noticed the call timer was still running on my phone. Before I could hang up I heard a woman laughing softly through the speaker. I stood completely frozen as I listened to Liam complain to this unseen woman about how my constant pictures of our daughter were driving him insane.
