The daughter of a neighbor asked me why I had her mother’s necklace when I was babysitting her.
When I agreed to watch my neighbor’s little girl, I expected a simple morning of coloring, playing pretend, and reading stories. I did not anticipate a question that would shake my world to its core. “Why are you wearing my mommy’s necklace?” Lily asked me, her eyes wide and curious. In that instant, everything I…