I'm 62F, and after my daughter passed away, I was the one who mostly raised my granddaughter, Ella. Her father, Michael, buried himself in work after losing his wife, so I was usually the one picking Ella up from school, helping her with homework, teaching her how to knit. A few years later, Michael married Brittany — a woman who never showed much warmth toward Ella. When Brittany’s birthday was approaching, Ella wanted to give her SOMETHING SPECIAL. She spent HER OWN SAVINGS on lavender yarn an