"He felt the baby slipping out of his hands and he pulled back very hard. In this manner, the issue was decided."
Please don't be literal. I think this story as a whole is a metaphor for divorce. This is revealed in the very last line where the author includes "the issue was decided." This hints at a bigger picture than parents actually fighting over a baby and pulling it apart. What sick people would actually do that? What this short story is about though is the manner in which couples fight over things in divorce. Whether it is their time in seeing their children or materal things, divorces typically result in both parties fighting for everything they can get. It's a sad part of modern society but is commonplace as is hinted in the titles "popular mechanics."
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