He didn’t see much point in forcing her to continue seeing the counselor when she seemed to be doing fine on her own. Karina had always been tough. When she’d slammed her finger in the car door at the age of six, she wailed loudly, but by the time he’d run back outside with an ice pack, her tears had dried and she was ready to go to gymnastics class. Some kids were just built strong like that; they could withstand more than others.
But can they, though? Or is this just something we tell ourselves?
