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Chapter 15 - THE MISTAKE I MADE WITH THE CHILDRENAfter the assault, I said something to Mia I deeply regretted.

We were in bed.

She asked:

“Why didn’t Daddy help you?”

I answered:

“Because he wanted Kelsey to hurt me.”

Too certain.

Too adult.

Too unfair to put inside a six-year-old.

The next morning I knew.

I told her therapist.

Then corrected it with Mia.

“I said something last night because I was angry and scared.”

She looked at me.

“Daddy didn’t want her to?”

“I don’t know exactly what Daddy wanted before she hit me.”

“But he smiled.”

“Yes.”

“He didn’t help.”

“Yes.”

“That’s bad.”

“Yes.”

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The accurate facts were already enough.

I did not need to hand my child an unproved motive.

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