My 5-Year-Old Son Looked at Our Newborn and Said, ‘That’s Not My Sister’ – I Thought He Was Jealous Until He Told Me What He Saw

He looked at me, and in a voice so low I nearly missed it, he said, “That’s not my sister.”

Daniel gave a tired laugh. “Buddy, come on.”

But Max was already backing away.

“I want to go to my room.”

I remember trading that look with Daniel.

The parental one. Here we go.

Daniel rolled his eyes a little and mouthed, Jealous.

I nodded because it tracked.

It fit. It was easy.

That first night, Max wouldn’t come down to dinner until I physically walked him downstairs.