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“The eht him in”

“She called ood with medical stuff”

“And neither one of them told you what happened?” Did he really expect her to believe this?

“I know my ex-wife’s version And frankly, I didn’t explainfault with her She’s a good person and doesn’t react well to being hassled She’s a bit of a dra to harm him”

Lacey sat up straighter and clutched the strap of her bag Ex-spouses throwing each other under the bus was a classic Common

And here she was, disappointed in hi on a potential abusive parent investigation, she had far too high an expectation of this guy

He’d soon be telling her that his ex-wife lashes out That she responds physically to anger and then regrets her actions Or some version thereof She knew the ropes

“Can you beonly of Levi now, of what resources would best help the boy Faular basis?

The state of California was pretty firm on its stance to remove kids from their homes only as a last resort

In rare circumstances, an in-home advocate could be placed on a temporary basis

“Levi was cliet a video he wanted to watch I’ve suggested to her that she keep his videos on the lower shelves where he can reach them, but she says that thatthem all the time”

She waited, listening in between the lines Clearly Bridges was experiencing a gap in parenting philosophy with his ex-wife, which could create stress and confusion for a child But the gap alone didn’t break arms Or bruise little bodies

“When she saw hirabbed him to help him down”

Then what, she dropped him? The story was almost believable Lacey waited for the fall

“Unfortunately, instead of grabbing hirabbed his arm” His voice fell off, as if that explained it all