Pāhonoa te oro

My husband told me it was my job to stay beautiful for him. But now that I’ve actually done it, he’s the last person I’ll ever let touch me. After giving birth to our third child, my body changed in ways I didn’t expect. I had stretch marks. I was exhausted. And I had gained weight that wouldn't just melt off. Instead of being proud of me for bringing three lives into this world, my husband became a stranger. He stopped initiating intimacy entirely. He would sit on the couch right next to me and