Dear Lily,

You know how your mother liked to get straight to the point? Well, the night we found out Deidre was pregnant, Addie did just that.

“Whose is it, Deidre?” Addie looked like lightning bolts were about to come shooting right out her eyes and into Deidre’s.

“Why, Toby’s of course. How could you ask such a question?”

Then your mother just slapped her hard across the face. Then she screamed, “HOW COULD YOU THINK I’M THAT STUPID YOU LITTLE WHORE? YOU THINK I HAVEN’T KNOWN THIS WHOLE TIME?” and she reminded me of our father so instinctively I scooped up your wiggling bottom and quickly walked out and upstairs where all your toys were. 

Your parents...

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