My Mother Dragged My Six-Year-Old From Her Hospital Bed for a Boy, Then Threatened the Son I Buried Three Years Ago
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Chapter 17 - My diversion ends
My own case ended before Lenora’s trial.
I completed:
Conflict-management course.
Community service.
No new incident.
The misdemeanor battery allegation from shoving Lenora was dismissed under diversion terms.
I told Etta:
“The court part about me pushing Grandma is finished.”
“Did you win?”
“No.”
“What happened?”
“I completed what they asked me to do.”
“Because you pushed.”
“Yes.”
She thought.
Then:
“Grandma pushed me.”
“She pulled you from the bed.”
“Same bad?”
“No. Different actions can both be wrong without being identical.”
She stared.
“Adult answer.”
Very adult.
“Sorry.”
Then she said:
“Can you just say don’t push people?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t push people.”
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“Correct.”
There.
