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\u201cI froze. They said\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSit down. This is serious.\u201d<\/p>\n
My heart was pounding. I kept thinking\u2014what did I do wrong?<\/p>\n
HR looked at me, then at a folder on the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmy filed a complaint.\u201d<\/p>\n
That hit me like a brick.<\/p>\n
\u201cA complaint? About what?\u201d<\/p>\n
They exchanged a glance before answering.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said your behavior made her uncomfortable. That you were constantly hovering, taking over her tasks, carrying things without asking\u2026 and making it seem like she couldn\u2019t do her job.\u201d<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t believe it.<\/p>\n
I was helping.<\/p>\n
At least\u2026 I thought I was.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe also said,\u201d HR continued, \u201cthat you kept bringing up her pregnancy in front of others, which made her feel singled out.\u201d<\/p>\n
My mind went blank.<\/p>\n
Then it clicked.<\/p>\n
Monday.<\/p>\n
No belly.<\/p>\n
I hadn\u2019t even thought about it in the moment\u2014I just assumed something was off. But to her\u2026 everything had changed. And I was still treating her like she was fragile.<\/p>\n
HR sighed.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s no longer pregnant.\u201d<\/p>\n
That sentence sat heavy in the air.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, every look she avoided, every word she didn\u2019t say\u2026 made sense.<\/p>\n
I wasn\u2019t being kind.<\/p>\n
I was reminding her of something she had just lost.<\/p>\n
I left that room feeling smaller than ever.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, help isn\u2019t help\u2014<\/p>\n
If you don\u2019t understand what someone is going through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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