You Know Me As Lad

Oh, Andrew Grey, Why Has Thou Forsaken Me?

This story gave me a little bit of The Rage.

There's Josh who says the baby is his first concern yet his actions prove exactly the opposite.
When the baby almost dies Josh doesn't call the ambulance for her. No, he calls the ambulance for his sister who's not dying; not even a little.
When Josh figures out that he'll have to take care of the baby for a while because he's named as guardian he says that he'll only keep the baby if Sammy, his life partner, wants to. He specifically says that if it comes down to a choice between Sammy or the baby, Josh is picking Sammy.

That's not called putting the baby first, Josh. The baby seems to come after Josh's sister and Josh's lover. That's called putting the baby third, Josh. Apparently, someone forgot how to count.

Then there's Sammy who seems, at first, to want Josh's brother and sister-in-law to take the baby. Now, Sammy knows that the sister-in-law is a beast who kept Josh's sister from talking to Josh's family for two years. But Sammy doesn't like kids, so why not let the beastly sister-in-law and the brother take the baby? Oh, and you know what? The brother didn't want the baby born in the first place.

I understand that Sammy never wanted kids and made that clear to Josh from the beginning of their relationship...but they are the kid's best bet. So, you know what Sammy, get over yourself and have a heart for Christ's sake. He eventually gets with the program but that he even thought of giving the baby to the sister-in-law and brother rubbed me the wrong way.

Lastly, there's the sister who is a caricature of someone who is mentally disturbed. I mean, she's found in a corner, outside in her pajamas in the winter, arms around her knees, rocking back and forth, muttering to herself. It was all just way too stereotypical and extreme.

Usually, I like Andrew Grey's stories but this one seemed like it was slapped together in a hurry. It read like a rough draft that wasn't even edited (to make sure that things made sense) before being unleashed on the world.