“That’s not the question,” the judge replied.

I gave short answers.

Hazel had a dairy sensitivity and used a prescribed formula.

She woke around six most mornings.

Her pediatrician had recommended a follow-up for a recurring ear infection.

I knew her records, her reactions to medicine, and the sound she made when she was tired but trying to stay awake.

Brandon did not know the formula brand.

I watched him realize that the omissions mattered.