“Sometimes adults need to change how they relate to each other.

It can be uncomfortable at first, but eventually it leads to healthier relationships.”

She considered this, her small face serious in the golden light.

“Like when my friend and I had that big fight in second grade, and afterward we made rules about sharing and not bossing each other around, and now we’re better friends?”

I smiled at her perfect child’s analogy.

“Very much like that, yes.”