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Saturday morning came and went. I busied myself with errands, enjoying the rare quiet of having the house to myself. Around 2:00 in the afternoon, my phone rang. Emma\u2019s voice came through, shaky and small.<\/p>\n

\u201cMommy, can you come get me?\u201d<\/p>\n

My stomach dropped. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong, sweetie? Are you feeling sick?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy hands really hurt,\u201d her voice cracked. \u201cThey went to get ice cream without me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before I could respond, Charlotte\u2019s voice cut in, sharp and impatient. \u201cShe\u2019s fine, just helping out a little. Give me the phone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCharlotte, what\u2019s going on?\u201d I kept my tone measured, but my pulse had already started racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, you\u2019re being dramatic. The girls needed to run some errands, and she volunteered to help tidy up. It\u2019s good for kids to learn responsibility.\u201d She said it like she was doing me a favor, like she had discovered some parenting wisdom I\u2019d somehow missed.<\/p>\n

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Saturday morning came and went. I busied myself with errands, enjoying the rare quiet of having the house to myself. Around 2:00 in the afternoon, my phone rang. Emma\u2019s voice came through, shaky and small. \u201cMommy, can you come get me?\u201d My stomach dropped. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong, sweetie? Are you feeling sick?\u201d \u201cMy hands really hurt,\u201d…<\/p>\n

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