As I stand with the Hayes brothers in our makeshift classroom for that week’s Nanny Lessons, I feel incredibly awkward. This is the absolute last place I want to be. I hoped to avoid the brothers as much as I could, possibly forever, but there is no avoiding this.
At least they all showed up, even if they don’t look particularly happy about it. I suppose, though, they never really seem happy to be here. They still show up. We are all committed for the good of Mia, so I can’t fault them for that.
I can fault them for everything else, though.
“So for today, I thought we should practice how to help calm Mia down when she gets upset,” I say, claiming the attention of the room.
Neil’s display when Mia began to wail gave me the idea. He held her so far away from him, like she was contagious,
