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As a little boy, I learned from my family that certain things were off-limits to discuss. We did not talk about the substance abuse that plagued family members or the violence, criminal activity, and other toxic behaviors we saw day after day.
When I was in middle school, I witnessed two family members having an argument. They both grabbed guns and pointed them in each other's faces. The last thing I remember was running down the street crying with my hands over my ears. I thank God no shots were fired that night. The horror of that event was never spoken of again. No one apologized to me. It was as if it did not happen. But it did, and I have carried that trauma for a long time.