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Chapter 13 - Noah Stops Liking Weddings

Noah did not understand fraud.

He understood:

Vanessa hit Mommy.

Grandpa hit Vanessa.

Flowers broke.

Everyone screamed.

For weeks, every picture of a wedding made him uncomfortable.

Claire noticed first.

A television commercial showed a bride.

Noah left the room.

His therapist advised:

Do not force reenactment.

Do not repeatedly ask what he remembers.

Do not make him the family hero.

That last one mattered.

Guests kept saying:

“That little boy saved everyone.”

No.

He carried a USB because his mother told him to find Grandpa.

Brave.

Important.

Still a three-year-old.

We stopped retelling the event around him.

Claire said:

“You helped Mommy by finding Grandpa.”

Then:

“Now grown-ups handle the rest.”

May you like

Good.

Children deserve release from adult stories.

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