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.

me in grocery store aisles. Daniel installed extra cameras at our rental house. I carried copies of the restraining order in the diaper bag, the car, and my purse. Lily cried whenever strangers came too close, and I hated Patricia for teaching my baby fear before she could even speak.

The court hearing happened three weeks later by video. Patricia appeared continue reading …