When I was 7 months pregnant, my innocent six-year-old daughter exposed my sister-in-law’s theft during my baby shower after catching her stealing money from the gift envelopes. Furious, my sister-in-law grabbed a heavy lamp and st/r/u/c/k my daughter on the head with full force, screaming, “How dare you accuse me?” My daughter stumbled back, hitting the wall hard and collapsed, bleeding. Unfortunately,…
with Officer Davis, his jaw set in that determined way I recognized. They’re holding her at the county jail. No bail set yet, but her arignment is tomorrow morning. The waiting felt endless.
I kept thinking about Ruby’s confused expression when Natalie had grabbed that lamp. How my daughter hadn’t even understood she was in danger until it was too late.continue reading …