
My Sister Didn’t Let My 8-Year-Old Daughter in the Pool at the Family Party – When I Learned Why, I Stepped In
It had been far too long since we’d had a proper family gathering. Not the quick kind crammed between errands or overshadowed by some obligation—but a real one, with time to laugh, talk, and enjoy each other’s company. So when my sister, Susan, invited us to her estate for an afternoon by the pool, I thought, Finally. Greg and I both wanted our daughter, Lily, to spend more time with her cousins, and this seemed like the perfect chance. Our Lily—Greg’s “Tiger-lily”—was eight years old, bright-eyed, endlessly curious, and absolutely