"This is my new partner, Suzanne."

By bedtime, Suzanne was fully processed. 🔍

Investigation board assembled. Social media deep-dive: complete. Photos printed. Timeline mapped.

Look — it's completely natural to want to know who is spending time around your children. That's valid and important.

But there's a line between "I want to make sure this person is safe" and "I need to know her gym schedule." One is protective. The other is something else.

Your kids can feel the difference between a parent who's cautiously curious and one who's just started a whole side project.

Suzanne is allowed to exist. 🌻