Karri-Leigh Mastrangelo on “Catching the Killer in Our Home”

What remains, unfortunately, is regret that we didn’t get to the bottom of things sooner… regret that we shut our daughter’s bedroom door every night not knowing that there really was a monster living under her carpet.

I let my daughters live with a monster.

This experience has taught me way more than I ever needed or cared to know about homeownership, tenant law and even fungus, but that’s worth nothing compared to what it taught me about myself. Our maternal (and paternal) instinct is an infallible as we are as parents. But in the end, it is all we ever have or require.

You may not need the reminder to follow your gut, to be relentless in what you believe no matter the consequence or judgment, especially when it comes to the safety of your family. Truth is, I wouldn’t have guessed I needed it either.