My in-laws sent my 6-year-old daughter a cute brown teddy bear for her birthday. She smiled for a second, then suddenly froze and asked, “Mommy, what is it?

after he sent it.

“That sounded harsh,” he said.

“It sounded like a father,” I replied.

The case did not become a dramatic trial. Margaret and Richard eventually accepted a plea agreement. They avoided jail time, which angered me at first, but the conditions were strict: probation, fines, mandatory counseling, surrender of surveillance equipment, no contact continue reading …