At first, I found it endearing that my future stepdaughter woke up before dawn to cook elaborate breakfasts and clean the house. But everything changed when I discovered the heartbreaking reason behind this seven-year-old’s obsession with being the perfect homemaker.
I noticed it gradually at first. My future stepdaughter, Amila, would pad down the stairs before dawn, her little feet making soft thuds against the carpet.
She was only seven, but there she was every morning, determinedly mixing pancake batter or scrambling eggs.
I thought it was sweet at first. Most kids her age were still deep in dreams about unicorns or whatever second graders dreamed about these days while she was a poster child for a good kid.
But when I realized this was just her routine, I started to worry.
The first time I caught her carefully measuring coffee grounds into the filter, my heart nearly stopped.
Four-foot-nothing in her rainbow pajamas, dark hair neatly tied into pigtails, handling hot kitchen appliances before sunrise. It wasn’t right.
“You’re up early again, sweetheart,” I said, watching her fill cups with hot coffee.
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