My 4-year-old daughter’s teacher told me that Emma’s behavior had worsened, and she started drawing DARK pictures. I became worried. In the evening, I decided to talk to Emma about it. “Sweetheart, why have your paintings at daycare become so dark? What happened to happy Emma?” I asked. She remained silent for a moment. So, I said, “Sweetie, you can tell your mom everything.” “I found Daddy’s secret,” she said quietly.
When children act, we observe, because their actions can reveal what their words cannot. This was the case with Emma, a four-year-old girl obsessed with butterflies and rainbows, who suddenly started making dark drawings. The reason behind those pieces of “art” changed her mom’s life forever.
Emma has always been a bubbly little girl. Her personality shone through everything she did, especially her beautiful drawings. Although being just four, Emma expressed herself through her art, and everyone praised her for her talent.
However, over time, her beautiful smile could no longer be seen on her face as often as before.
Her mom believed it was just a phase and didn’t pay much attention, until Mrs. Silverton, Emma’s kindergarten teacher, called and and told her they needed to talk.
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My 4-year-old’s dark drawings revealed a truth that changed everything
My 4-year-old daughter’s teacher told me that Emma’s behavior had worsened, and she started drawing DARK pictures. I became worried. In the evening, I decided to talk to Emma about it. “Sweetheart, why have your paintings at daycare become so dark? What happened to happy Emma?” I asked. She remained silent for a moment. So, I said, “Sweetie, you can tell your mom everything.” “I found Daddy’s secret,” she said quietly.
When children act, we observe, because their actions can reveal what their words cannot. This was the case with Emma, a four-year-old girl obsessed with butterflies and rainbows, who suddenly started making dark drawings. The reason behind those pieces of “art” changed her mom’s life forever.
Emma has always been a bubbly little girl. Her personality shone through everything she did, especially her beautiful drawings. Although being just four, Emma expressed herself through her art, and everyone praised her for her talent.
However, over time, her beautiful smile could no longer be seen on her face as often as before.
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Her mom believed it was just a phase and didn’t pay much attention, until Mrs. Silverton, Emma’s kindergarten teacher, called and and told her they needed to talk.
Emma’s mom was shocked to see her daughter’s recent drawings. Instead of the usual butterflies, gardens full of flowers, and her happy family, she drew dark things. One of the dark drawings showed a house engulfed in flames.
This was a red flag this mom wasn’t planning on ignoring.
Later that day, as the two were having dinner, she asked Emma about her drawings. The girl started trembling. She looked at her mom and said, “I found daddy’s secret.”
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The truth was that Emma’s dad was a busy man. He was living with them only part-time because of his job. His work required working away from home and traveling always got to him, so he was renting an apartment in another town.
When her mom asked her about her dad’s secret, Emma took her to his home office and pointed to the drawer. To her mom’s surprise, there was a hidden compartment beneath the drawer. When she opened it, she saw photos of her husband, William, with another woman. Then, there were other photos of him and three children. Underneath was a notebook with emergency numbers.
“I found this when I was looking for my crayons,” Emma said, as though she felt guilty for revealing her dad’s secret.
“It’s fine, honey,” her mom said. “Let’s get you to bed. Don’t worry, everything is going to be just fine.”
Emma’s mom realized why her daughter felt said and made all those dark drawings.
Unaware what to do next, she decided to call the number of the woman from the photo, Mia, which was written in William’s notebook and pretend to be one of their son’s teachers.
As she dialed the numbers, her heart sank.
“I’m calling from the school about your son’s tuition” Emma’s mom said.
The woman from the other side of the line replied, “Hang on, speak to my husband.”
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It was then that the mom heard William’s voice. A wave of despair washed over her. She was too afraid to confront him so she hung up the phone and started crying.
But she knew she needed to expose her cheating husband. So the following day, she called Mia again and told her that she too was William’s wife.
Mia was shocked. She didn’t know William led a double life. Just like Emma’s mom, she was lied to and was utterly betrayed by the man whom she loved and trusted.
Emma’s mom was shocked to see her daughter’s recent drawings. Instead of the usual butterflies, gardens full of flowers, and her happy family, she drew dark things. One of the dark drawings showed a house engulfed in flames.
This was a red flag this mom wasn’t planning on ignoring.
Later that day, as the two were having dinner, she asked Emma about her drawings. The girl started trembling. She looked at her mom and said, “I found daddy’s secret
The truth was that Emma’s dad was a busy man. He was living with them only part-time because of his job. His work required working away from home and traveling always got to him, so he was renting an apartment in another town.
When her mom asked her about her dad’s secret, Emma took her to his home office and pointed to the drawer. To her mom’s surprise, there was a hidden compartment beneath the drawer. When she opened it, she saw photos of her husband, William, with another woman. Then, there were other photos of him and three children. Underneath was a notebook with emergency numbers.
“I found this when I was looking for my crayons,” Emma said, as though she felt guilty for revealing her dad’s secret.
Emma’s mom filed for divorce. She knew her daughter deserved better than a cheating father.
However, neither she nor Mia could understand how William could marry both of them and keep his lies going on for years.
The two women decided their children should meet. Despite their dad being a cheating liar, they were siblings and deserved to be part of each other’s lives.
