I know you want to protect Ariel, but that's my job, I'm her mother. No matter what else happens, no matter how short a time we've been in each other's lives, I'm her mother. I need her to be home with me. I need her to be safe. It's my job to help with what she's going through. It's my job to hold her and tell her everything's going to be okay. And I really, really need to tell her that. And frankly, I need her to tell me that, too.

Leanne