My sister is 8 months pregnant and acting secretive about the baby’s name — but everyone else already knows it. When I ask, she dodges, and family members give weird reactions, like knowing grins or uncomfortable smiles. It made me confused and hurt, like I was being left out.
Finally, while doing dishes, I confronted her. She insisted they hadn’t decided, but I knew she was lying. Mom hesitated when I asked why she was hiding it from me.
Then my sister whispered, “Because the baby is going to be named after him.”
It hit me: the man I dated for three years —