Mira returned the hug, glad she'd managed to do at least a little to make Dalia feel better about things.  "You don't need to thank me.  I know you'd do the same thing for me if I was worried or upset, and that's what families are supposed to do," she said, refraining from making any disparaging comments about their dad.  At least they all still had each other and tried their best to make things uncomplicated for the smaller kids.  "We'll try talking with Mom when the younger ones are off playing somewhere, so they don't interrupt us," she said, thinking out loud, "unless you can think of a better plan."