Young parents noticed that their eldest son entered his younger brother’s room every morning at
The boy’s eyes, wide and earnest, met his mother’s in a quiet, urgent plea. His voice trembled only slightly as he whispered, “I have to protect him, Mom.” A shiver ran down her spine, an instinctive chill of worry that she couldn’t quite shake. “Protect him from what, sweetheart?” she asked softly, forcing calm into…