As I was tucking in my two-year-old, ending the day like any other, he looked up at me and said, “Goodbye, Dad.” The unexpected words caught me off guard. “No, we say good night,” I gently corrected, assuming it was a simple slip. But he repeated, with a calm certainty, “I know. But this time it’s goodbye.” His tone unsettled me, leaving me with an uneasiness I couldn’t shake. It felt like more than just a harmless mistake.