Camille Ortiz explained why.

A child should not feel responsible for giving the answer a parent wants to hear.

The questions would be open-ended and limited, reducing the number of times Owen had to repeat painful experiences.

I told Owen there were no perfect words.

He was allowed to say he didn’t know, he didn’t remember, or he needed a break.

“Can I keep the blue socks?” he asked.

“You can keep every rocket on them.”