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?
On her seventh birthday, she asked for a backyard party with cupcakes, bubbles, and a bounce house shaped like a castle. We invited her classmates, our neighbors, my brother Aaron, and Daniel’s aunt Patricia was not included.
Near the end of the party, Lily opened presents at the picnic table while Daniel and I stood close by.
