Elena laughed through tears.

“And she has your terrible sense of direction.

Yesterday she insisted the grocery store was east of the moon.”

We agreed to speak with a child therapist before telling Willa.

Dr.

Farah Lin worked with families navigating late parentage discoveries.

She met with us separately, then together, and explained that young children need simple truths repeated calmly.

It was not necessary to explain corporate lawyers, old letters, or adult bitterness.