My 5-Year-Old Niece Whispered, “The Chair Hurts Me”—Then She Showed Me What She Had Hidden Underneath
Chloe asked about her periodically.
For years, contact was prohibited or tightly controlled by court orders.
Later, after the legal restrictions changed, Chloe could choose whether she wanted indirect contact.
At twelve, she asked to receive one letter.
Victoria wrote:
I should have protected you. I was afraid of losing our home and the life I had built, and I treated that fear as more important than what you were telling me. That was wrong.
No: