My 5-Year-Old Granddaughter Called Me Saying Her Mom Was ‘Pretending She’s Not Scared’ — I Rushed over and Was Left Speechless

My five-year-old granddaughter Lila called me, whispering that her mom, Emma, was “pretending not to be scared.” Alarmed, I rushed to their house after the call dropped. The house was dark, the door unlocked. Hearing Lila scream from the bathroom,

I burst in to find Emma battling two tangerine-sized spiders with a mop, Lila wide-eyed in the corner. Relieved, I learned Emma was just trying not to scare Lila. We laughed it off, ate popcorn, and I stayed over, tucking Lila in. Love is showing up—through frantic drives, spider fights, or late-night snacks—always there when someone’s pretending to be brave.