A 5-Year-Old Walked Into Court and Told the Judge: “Let My Daddy Come Home… and I’ll Help Your Legs Remember”

considered this with great seriousness. “Mostly.”

“Mostly?”

“You forgot to smile at the beginning.”

Miriam looked offended. “I was concentrating.”

“That’s what grown-ups call worrying when they want it to sound useful.”

Owen coughed. Caleb laughed. Miriam pointed one judicial finger at Lily, but her mouth betrayed her.

“I’ll work on it,” she said.

Lily nodded.continue reading …