Megan shrugged helplessly. “It’s not like we’re asking for cash.”
Before I could respond, small footsteps came down the hallway.
My six-year-old son, Ethan, walked into the living room holding a folded paper with both hands. He looked at me, then at them, and said in his quiet, careful voice:
“Mommy said to show you this if you ever ask for money.”
Their smiles froze before he even handed it over.