My son and his wife posted a photo drinking vintage champagne on the balcony of a five-star ski lodge. The caption read, ‘Winter wonderland escape, just the three of us. Self-care is how you survive the hard seasons.’ They were right about the number three. They took their biological son, Ethan. They took their Moncler ski suits. But they left my seven-year-old adopted granddaughter, Maya, locked in a smart-home with a frozen thermostat and a whiteboard detailing her punishments.
