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Dear Prudence,

Our son had a nanny in his early years. She took magnificent care of him, loves him, and he loves her. Though he aged out of needing a nanny, we still see her on occasion for meals and celebrations. We were scheduled to see her for dinner recently but the day before, well, she murdered someone.

It was all over the news and social media, and we are shocked and heartbroken. Our son doesn’t know. He isn’t likely to learn about this from anyone or from the news and he isn’t on social media. Our city has its share of murders, so this won’t stay in the news beyond initial reporting. We know we’ll have to tell him e

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