When My Daughter Counted Someone We Couldn’t See

We asked our 2.5-year-old daughter a simple question one evening: “How many people live in our house?”

We expected her to say four—me, my husband, her, and her baby brother. Instead, without hesitation, she said, “Five.”

We laughed at first, assuming she meant the cat.

But she shook her head firmly. “No, Mommy. Daddy. Me. Little brother. And…”

Her voice trailed off, and she pointed toward the hallway. A hallway that was completely empty.

My husband and I exchanged uneasy glances. “Who, sweetheart?”

I asked gently, trying not to let my voice waver.

“The nice lady,” she whispered. “

She sings to me when I can’t sleep.”

The room grew quiet. We didn’t know what to say. For days afterward, her words echoed in my head.

Was it just her imagination?

Kids her age often invent friends. But then I remembered something—my grandmother,

who had passed away long before my daughter was born.

She used to sing the very same lullaby I caught my daughter humming one night.

I don’t know if it was coincidence, memory, or something beyond us.

But that night, as I tucked her into bed, I realized something important: family isn’t always counted in numbers you can see.

Sometimes, love lingers. Sometimes, those who’ve left still find a way to stay.

And maybe, just maybe, she was right. There are five of us in this house.

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