I Found My Daughter’s Note in Her Wet Backpack After I Picked Her Up From Her Dad’s — and Realized That Night Wasn’t the First

“Because I rolled my eyes.

So they took my phone, and they told me I couldn’t come back inside until I learned some respect.”

“How long were you out there, baby?”

“I don’t know.

It started raining.

And then…” She swallowed.