My Child Laughed And Said Dad Was There Until I Looked Closer

to dry them. “Saw what?”

He pulled his hands free. “Come. I show you.”

Young kids sometimes say things that feel ominous but later turn out to be nothing.

That wasn’t one of those times.

I let him tug me back outside. Will lifted his arm and pointed at Ellie.

“Mom,” he said loudly, “Dad’s there.”

Ellie looked up at us and laughed. I laughed too. “Silly.”

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