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When We Were Opening Christmas Gifts, My 5-Year-Old Shouted, “Yes! The Other Mom Kept Her Promise!”
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I looked back at Mike. “Would you like to explain?”
Then closed it again.
“She said we’re going on a trip,” Simon added softly. “Me, her, and Daddy. You’ll have to work, Mommy.”
My chest tightened.
A trip.
I refused to lose control in front of my child. I took a slow breath and nodded. “That sounds exciting,” I said carefully.
Mike finally spoke. “Let’s talk in the kitchen.”
“Start talking,” I said. “Who is this woman, and why is she buying our son expensive gifts?”
“It’s Megan,” he whispered.
“The babysitter?” My stomach dropped. “The one we fired because you said she crossed boundaries?”
