My sister announced she was expecting her fourth c…

My name is Camille Carter, and I am 33 years old. The night my sister announced she was having baby number four, my family did not ask how I felt. They did not ask if I had time, if I was exhausted, or if I had a life outside of being useful to them.

They just looked at me like the decision had already been made. We were sitting at a family cookout, plates still warm, sweet tea on the table, everyone smiling like another baby was a gift that somehow came with my schedule attached. My mother clapped her hands and said, “Another one.

Big party.”

Then she turned to me with that sweet voice people use when they are not asking. “You will handle the kids when your sister needs rest.”