My 5-Year-Old Niece Whispered, “The Chair Hurts Me”—Then She Showed Me What She Had Hidden Underneath
One night, she asked:
“Did Mommy love me?”
There it was.
I wanted to say:
Yes.
Simple.
Comforting.
But children eventually discover when comforting lies contain holes.
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