My Mother Locked My Six-Year-Old Away Without Christmas Dinner—Then Reported Me for Starving My Own Child
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Chapter 19 / 27
Chapter 19 - Caroline loses access to Lucy too
Caroline asked:
“Can I see her?”
I said no.
“For how long?”
“I don’t know.”
“I told the truth.”
“After helping build the lie.”
She cried.
I did not soften.
Then Lucy asked about her.
“Aunt Caroline sad?”
“Probably.”
“Can she come?”
I paused.
“You want her to?”
Lucy shrugged.
“Maybe.”
Children are not courtroom exhibits.
They can miss people who failed them.
So I discussed it with Lucy’s therapist.
Eventually:
One supervised visit.
Neutral place.
No Vivian.
Caroline apologized directly.
“I helped Grandma say things about your mom that were not true.”
Lucy asked:
“Why?”
Caroline answered:
“I believed Grandma instead of checking.”
Good.
Then:
“I should have asked your mom.”
Better.
Lucy handed her a crayon.
May you like
No forgiveness ceremony.
They colored.
