My Daughter Spent a Weekend With Her Grandmother — Then Shared a Quiet Truth That Changed Our Family

the spring?”

“Yes,” Helen answered. “Every year.”

“Good,” Sophie said. “I’ll pick one just for him.”

Making Room for Healing

Sophie still sets aside toys for her brother. When I ask why, she smiles and says, “Just in case.”

I don’t correct her anymore.

I’ve learned that some stories don’t need fixing. They need room to exist, spoken honestly and without continue reading …