CNU-At my mother’s Sunday dinner, my sister offered to take my five-year-old daugh…

earn safety by becoming convenient.

Laya learned that eventually.

So did I.

The Target on Maple Street is still there. For years, I avoided it. Then one December, Laya asked if we could go in.

“Are you sure?” I asked.

She nodded. “I want to buy Patricia a Christmas present.”

We walked through the automatic doors together. The store smelled the same: popcorn,continue reading …