She did not read them all. She did not have to.
A few were enough.
Brooke had sent Daniel a link to some anonymous online parenting thread about a so-called trick to keep babies from soaking through diapers and outfits. Daniel replied that it sounded dangerous. Brooke said they were spending too much on diapers, laundry, and creams. There were messages from the previous week after another crying episode. Daniel asked if she had “used that thing again.” Brooke replied, “Only for a little while.”
Then there was one from the morning they brought Noah to me.
He’s screaming again.
Just leave him with your mom. If it’s gas she’ll calm him down.
What if she changes him?
Tell her not to strip him. Say he’s cold.
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