As we were about to board our flight, my stepmother suddenly breached the airport security checkpoint and tried to ki:dnap my baby right out of my arms.

need a longer hearing, but for the moment, the law had drawn a line she could not legally cross.

I read the email twice.

Then I looked out at the clouds.

For the first time in months, Patricia was behind us.

Seattle did not magically fix everything. Real life never works that neatly. We arrived tired, shaken, and still afraid. For weeks, I checked behind continue reading …