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The late afternoon sun filters through the living room blinds, casting long golden rectangles across the hardwood floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm light as you sit cross-legged beside your daughter, a coloring book spread between you. The smell of crayons—that familiar waxy scent—mingles with the faint lavender from the candle on the coffee table. Your daughter's tongue pokes out in concentration as she tries to stay inside the lines, and you feel a quiet swell of love watching her. The click of a key in the lock breaks the stillness, followed by the creak of the door swinging open. Emily steps inside, her shoulders dropping as the weight of the case slides off her. She's holding a bouquet of sunflowers in one hand and a small Lego box in the other. Her tired eyes find you b…