My Mother-in-Law’s Anti-Advice Could Have Prevented My Depression

In hindsight, it was the only “advice” worth taking seriously

Photo by BBH Singapore on Unsplash (adapted)

Months leading up to the birth of my son Nate, I was in “consumption” mode. I read every book I could find on parenting and fatherhood. I read articles about brain development for babies and watched Netflix’s TV show, Babies. I asked for advice from…