Slowly, almost imperceptibly, things changed. He started laughing at silly songs. He began to sleep through the night with the door cracked open. One evening, while we were watching a movie, he leaned against my shoulder without asking. It lasted only a second, but it felt like a lifetime. Trust doesn’t arrive loudly. It tiptoes in, afraid it might be sent away again.
WE ADOPTED A CHILD NO ONE ELSE WANTED
