"I know. And they'll have it so much better than we did. Someone will actually explain what's happening to them instead of leaving them to fend for themselves." That wasn't bitterness in her voice, now was it? "They'll have someone who can explain what's happening to them."
She spotted her boys eyeing the cookies and nodded with one finger raised, indicating only one cookie was allowed at present. Gleefully, they ran to take one, before disappearing back into their corner 'o toys. "Sometimes I wonder when they'll start showing up, you know? Or what they'll be able to do."