“One day my little daughter told me, ‘Mom, every time Grandpa gives me a bath, he asks me to play a game. I have to close my eyes, and while they’re closed, he does something…’ I froze. The next day, I opened the bathroom door without warning… and what I saw made my legs start shakingr told me, ‘Mom, every time Grandpa gives me a bath, he asks me to play a game. I have to close my eyes, and while they’re closed, he does something…’ I froze. The next day, I opened the bathroom door without warning… and what I saw made my legs start shaking

 

While she tried to guess which toy was making the sound, he carefully rinsed the shampoo from her hair.

Every time she guessed correctly, she earned one “star.”

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After ten stars, Grandpa urm took her out for ice cream.

I stood in the doorway, feeling tears fill my eyes.

Dad looked at me.

He understood immediately.

“You were scared, weren’t you?”

I couldn’t lie.

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“Yes.”

He was quiet for a moment.

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Then he said,

“You did the right thing by checking.”

I looked at him in surprise.

He continued,

“A mother should always make sure her child is safe. I should have explained our  game to you sooner.”

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Emily opened her eyes.

“Mom, I told you Grandpa urm wasn’t doing anything bad.”

I walked over and kissed her forehead.

That evening, when Dad was getting ready to leave, he stopped by the  door and said quietly,

“By the way, this

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 game isn’t new.”

“What do you mean?”

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He smiled.

“You were afraid of having your hair washed too. When you were five, I played the same game with you.”

I froze.

Then suddenly, I remembered.

Closed eyes.

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The sound of water.

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My father’s voice:

“Guess what it is.”

I had simply forgotten.

That moment taught me something.

Sometimes fear can make even a beautiful memory look suspicious.

But I also understood something else.

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I didn’t regret opening that  door.

Because when it comes to a child’s safety, it is better to check one extra time than one time too few.

And the following Sunday, I sat outside the  bathroom and listened as Emily shouted through laughter,

“It was the duck, Grandpa! I guessed it again!”

And this time, I smiled too.

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