My 5-Year-Old Mentioned a Nighttime Visitor Named “Mr. Tom” — So I Set Up a Camera to Understand What She Meant

Ellie, my five-year-old, has always given names to everything in her world—her toys, her blankets, even her quiet moments. So when she casually mentioned a man named “Mr. Tom” who visited her at night, I first dismissed it as imagination. But something in her tone unsettled me. A few nights later, she asked why he only came when I was asleep, describing continue reading …