My 5-Year-Old Daughter Stayed with My MIL for the Weekend — Then Told Me, ‘My Brother Lives at Grandma’s, but It’s a Secret’

My heart started pounding.

“Say what?”

I took a slow breath, trying to stay calm. “You can always tell Mommy anything. You’re not in trouble.”

Sophie hesitated, then whispered, “Grandma said I have a brother.”

The room suddenly felt too small .

“A brother?”

“Yes,” Sophie revealed, like she was talking about a pet.

“That’s all she told you?”

Sophie nodded. “She said I shouldn’t talk about it because it would make you sad.”

She looked up at me, worried now, like she’d done something wrong.

I pulled her into my arms, my mind spinning. “You didn’t do anything wrong, baby.

I promise.”

But inside, I was falling apart.

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