So, I’ve been giving my coworker Emily a ride to work for like a year because she used to live close by. Now I’m going on maternity leave, and she has no clue how she’ll get to work since she can’t drive and has no car. I told her I couldn’t keep driving her once the baby was here, and she said I should get my husband to drive her instead! I said no way, he needs his sleep and has his own job to get to. She got really upset about it and made a joke (or so I thought) that it was his fault I couldn’t give her a ride anymore because he got me pregnant….
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