Love Me Not

     In Popular Mechanics by Raymond Carver there is a conflict between the woman and the man on who will get the baby.  They fight over him until "the issue was decided" (335).  I believe that the baby died because both were pulling on him.  They were fighting over who would care for the life of this child but in the end caused the death of the child.  Their decision was made for them when the baby died.  The couple took their anger for each other out on their child.  I think that it was a matter of who would "win" in this situation.  Both wanted to leave being better than the other, and they thought whoever would have the baby would be that winner.  This conflict is resolved in a sad way but resulted from the couples actions and anger.  Now neither of them get the child and neither of them solved anything.