For three weeks my daughter Mia said the same strange thing every night before bed.
“Mom… my bed feels too tight.”
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The first time she said it, I barely thought about it. Mia was eight years old, imaginative, and sometimes dramatic when bedtime came around. Kids say odd things when they’re tired.
“What do you mean tight?” I asked one evening while tucking the blanket around her shoulders.

