My daughter-in-law stopped me from seeing my grandkids over a photo on Facebook – so I made sure she got a wake-up call.

dripping onto my arm.

“Grandma isn’t smiling because of the beach.”

I looked at her.

“She isn’t?”

Nora shook her head with complete confidence.

“She’s smiling because Grandpa makes her feel safe.”

No one spoke for a moment.

Children do that sometimes.

They walk straight through a room full of adult shame and point at the only thing that was true all along.continue reading …