Alyssa's parents re-watched the tape later that evening and Ashley's partner immediately disconnected the camera.
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I think I unfortunately figured it out as I was typing. Alyssa is the little girl. Ashley is her mother and parent. Ashley is a ‘married’ lesbian who refers to her ‘wife’ as a ‘partner’.
The guy on the camera might not be the little girl's biggest problem. And she has two sisters.
“Partner” is the new way of saying “wife or husband or girlfriend or boyfriend”
It’s another move to delegitimize marriage.
But this is a UK article and that’s a very common term there... it’s taken hold already. I’ve noticed many us media outlets trying to push it here also.