My Niece Grabbed My Daughter’s New Tablet and Said, “Auntie Says I Can Have Whatever I Want” — I Didn’t Raise My Voice

watched the last thing they were willing to absorb happen, and is done absorbing.

I stood up slowly and crossed to where Maya stood clutching the tablet.

“Hey,” I said gently, because Emma was watching and I refuse to teach my daughter that having power means performing cruelty. “That belongs to Emma.”

Maya tightened her grip. “Auntie says—”

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