JARED"You can not fold your hands and watch her take your children away, Jared." Mom was in her usual angry mode whenever she wasn't getting what she wanted.

"Mom, stop it. Okay? It's enough." I was trying to think of a better solution.

"I'm trying to be helpful here." She eyed me unhappily.

"But you're making matters worse. Uncle Pete is right. We wronged that girl, we should be apologizing to her not making matters worse."

I had thought of everything uncle Pete had said and I'd reminisced on ...