The Message From My Son That Forced An Impossible Choice – The Archivist

others. And I made a silent promise to him and to myself: I would spend however long it took to show him that he was worthy of love, worthy of safety, worthy of a future where he could be more than his trauma.

The next three weeks were the hardest of my life. Ethan barely spoke—just monosyllabic responses when absolutely necessary. He flinched when continue reading …