I was tucking in my two-year-old, the night winding down like any other. As I was about to leave his room, he looked up at me and said, \u201cGoodbye, dad.\u201d I was caught off guard. \u201cNo, we say good night,\u201d I corrected him, thinking it was just a slip of the tongue.<\/p>\n
But he was insistent, repeating, \u201cI know. But this time it\u2019s goodbye.\u201d His words struck me unexpectedly, leaving me a bit uneasy. There was something about the way he said it\u2014calm and certain\u2014that gave me pause. It felt like more than just a simple mistake.<\/p>\n
That night, I couldn\u2019t help but feel a sense of unease. I kept thinking about what he said. It felt like a sign, though I couldn\u2019t explain why. I found myself getting up to check on him a few times, just to make sure he was still there, still safe and sound in his bed.<\/p>\n
It was a small moment, but it left an imprint. I kept reassuring myself that he was fine, that it was nothing more than a child\u2019s curiosity. Yet, his words lingered with me, and I couldn\u2019t shake the feeling that, in some strange way, they meant something more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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