My 5-Year-Old Niece Whispered, “The Chair Hurts Me”—Then She Showed Me What She Had Hidden Underneath
No annual schedule.
Trauma ignored calendars until it didn’t.
She knew more about her case gradually.
Not everything at five.
Not everything at eight.
At thirteen, she asked direct questions.
I answered truthfully within what was appropriate.
She read parts of court records with her therapist.