My 6-Year-Old Daughter Came Home From Aunt’s House After A Cousin Spa Day And Lifted Her Hat…

the cut and applied a small strip of ointment.

Then she turned to me.

“I’m making a mandatory report.”

“I know.”

“I’m also writing a medical statement. The pattern is inconsistent with self-inflicted cutting by a child.”

“Thank you.”

Her voice lowered. “Rachel, do you have somewhere safe to be if family pressure starts?”

That question told me she understood continue reading …