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We asked our 2.5-year-old daughter a simple question one evening: \u201cHow many people live in our house?\u201d We expected her to say four\u2014me, my husband, her, and her baby brother. Instead, without hesitation, she said, \u201cFive.\u201d We laughed at first, assuming she meant the cat. But she shook her head firmly. \u201cNo, Mommy. Daddy. Me. Little brother. And\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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Her voice trailed off, and she pointed toward the hallway. A hallway that was completely empty. My husband and I exchanged uneasy glances. \u201cWho, sweetheart?\u201d I asked gently, trying not to let my voice waver. \u201cThe nice lady,\u201d she whispered. \u201cShe sings to me when I can\u2019t sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n

The room grew quiet. We didn\u2019t know what to say. For days afterward, her words echoed in my head. Was it just her imagination? Kids her age often invent friends. But then I remembered something\u2014my grandmother, who had passed away long before my daughter was born. She used to sing the very same lullaby I caught my daughter humming one night.<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t know if it was coincidence, memory, or something beyond us. But that night, as I tucked her into bed, I realized something important: family isn\u2019t always counted in numbers you can see. Sometimes, love lingers. Sometimes, those who\u2019ve left still find a way to stay. And maybe, just maybe, she was right. There are five of us in this house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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