Nanny Service?

("Popular Mechanics", Raymond Carver)

Then she noticed the baby's picture on the bed and picked it up

During this entire work, the man and woman use the baby as an object. Neither seem to even remember the baby until the woman sees the picture. Now, although the couple doesn't need to always focus on the child, the poor child shouldn't get be forgotten. It's disheartening when children are caught in the cross-fire of troubled parents. This poor baby can be found in many works such the song D-I-V-O-R-C-E or the more humorous interpretation in the movie Mrs. Doubtfire. Perhaps if the husband dressed as a woman he would have a better chance of winning over the child. These kids are simply objects to express anger and emotion and hurt. It's such a shame that such disagreement causes a loss of respect for both the couple and their children.