Ethan clung desperately to his grandfather’s coat and looked directly at his father
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Chapter 11
I changed how the estate worked.
Not because household policy creates morality.
Because ambiguity had helped Claudia.
Staff were now explicitly allowed to interrupt any punishment that involved physical risk.
No adult partner—mine, Mark’s, anyone’s—gained authority over a child simply by moving into the house.
Caregiving authority had to be clearly discussed.
Boring.
Necessary.
Mrs. Dane almost laughed when I announced it.
“We could have used that six months ago.”
“Yes.”
My fault too.
May you like
I had assumed everyone understood limits.
Unspoken limits are invitations for confident people.
