My wife locked my five-year-old daughter in a dog kennel while I traveled—then our housekeeper found a suitcase hidden beside it
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Chapter 24 - Greer’s letter
Greer wrote Pippa a letter.
We did not deliver it immediately.
Her therapist reviewed it.
Then I did.
Pippa, I saw things that made me uncomfortable and I waited too long to tell someone. Adults are supposed to help when a child is scared, even if another adult says everything is fine. I am sorry I did not help sooner.
No excuses about needing the job.
Good.
Then:
You never had to be quieter so I could feel less worried.
That line hit me.
Pippa read the letter at seven.
She asked:
“Is Greer bad?”
“No.”
“Camilla?”
I sighed.
“You really like this question.”
“Yes.”
“People are bigger than one word.”
“She put me in cage.”
“Yes.”
“That was bad.”
“Yes.”
May you like
Satisfied.
Children often need behavior named more than souls categorized.
