2 / My 5-Year-Old Granddaughter Called Me Saying Her Mom Was ‘Pretending She’s

Emma had been trying to act brave. But Lila had seen right through her. “She was pretending,” she told me solemnly.Later, we made popcorn in our pajamas. Laughed in the kitchen. Lila promised to,

call before the next spider crisis.Sometimes, love looks like bedtime stories. And sometimes, it’s dropping everything the second someone whispers, “I’m scared.”