Do not communicate with opposing witnesses informally when counsel could handle it.

Find safe ways for Noah to maintain relationships without making him the referee.

Then she asked about the photograph of my door.

I showed her.

She studied the angle and suggested I pass along the image and report number to the investigator assigned to the harassment complaint.

She did not leap to conclusions.

That night Noah wanted a bedtime story about a dragon who collected keys.

When I asked what the dragon did with them, he answered, “He gave them back to the people they belonged to.” I kissed his forehead.