Chapter 24 - Chloe and Grandma

Chloe asked about Evelyn for months.
“Grandma coming?”
“No.”
“Why?”
“Grandma hurt Mommy and made unsafe choices.”
“Grandma bad?”
That question was harder.
I said:
“Grandma did bad things.”
Children deserve room to understand people without being forced into permanent labels before they can comprehend them.
Years later, Chloe might choose whether she wanted contact.
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That would not be my mother’s decision.
Or mine alone.