Two Weeks After Our Baby Died, My 8-Year-Old Whispered, “Mom, She Isn’t Gone—I Saw What Daddy Did at the Hospital”
Toby’s grief taught us something else.
Adults often assume children are resilient because children continue playing.
Toby went to school.
Ate cereal.
Watched cartoons.
Then quietly saved lunch money to buy back his sister.
Functioning is not proof of understanding.
He needed direct information.
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