I Visited My Pregnant Sister, and When I Saw How Her Husband Treated Her, I Taught Him a Lesson
Lily and I settled onto the couch with a bowl of popcorn strategically placed between us. The show was about to begin.
And what a show it was!
Woman sitting on a couch with popcorn | Source: Pexels
At first, Mark strutted around like he owned the place, the watermelon half bouncing on his belly with each step. But it wasn’t long before the reality of the situation set in.
He bent over to pick up a stray sock, and the watermelon swung forward, nearly knocking him off balance.
He attempted to vacuum, but the extra weight made him waddle like a penguin. When he tried to load the washing machine, the watermelon kept bumping against the door, preventing it from closing.
Man turning on a washing machine | Source: Pexels
Lily and I couldn’t contain our laughter.
“Need some help?” I called out sweetly, making Lily chuckle.
Mark gritted his teeth and muttered something about “women’s work” being easier than it looked.
However, by lunchtime, he was sweating like a pig. The watermelon half had left a sticky residue on his shirt, and he was moving at a snail’s pace.
A tired man using a watermelon to simulate pregnancy | Source: Midjourney
The sight of him trying to paint the nursery was particularly entertaining. He stood dangerously on a stepladder and could barely balance his weight.
As the afternoon wore on, his bravado slowly crumbled. The weight of the watermelon half, which wasn’t as bad as a real pregnancy belly, finally took its toll on my brother-in-law.