AFTER I SAW THE BABY MY WIFE GAVE BIRTH TO, I WAS READY TO LEAVE HER — BUT THEN SHE SAID, “THERE’S SOMETHING I NEED TO TELL YOU.” My wife and I are both Black. We’ve been together for 10 years and married for 6. We’d been planning to have a baby for a long time, so when my wife finally got pregnant, I was overjoyed. But she asked me not to be in the delivery room, even though I wanted to support her, so I respected her wishes. When the doctor came out, his expression terrified me. “Is something wrong?” I asked, my heart racing. “The mother and baby are healthy, but… the baby’s appearance may shock you,” he said. I rushed in, and there she was holding a baby… with pale skin, blue eyes, and blonde hair. My heart dropped. “YOU CHEATED!” I yelled. My wife took a deep breath. “There’s something I need to tell you. Something I should have told you long ago,” she said.