John Delony
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I don't want you to hear that.
I want you to feel that.
That is an insane job to give to a six year old or a nine year old or a 14 year old.
Hmm.
That's madness.
Well, the fact that you were put in a scary situation, or you're the oldest, you're the 11-year-old, and we've got to take one kid to the ER, and I need you to step up.
That's not a crazy thing, right?
Because the circumstances are crazy, right?
But...
The fact that you're 20, almost a decade later, and as you're telling this story, I can hear it replaying in your body, in your nervous system.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
That tells me an important piece was left out.
And that is, you were an 11-year-old not holding things together.
You were an 11-year-old who was all alone.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Not just alone for a couple of hours while dad got home, but an 11 year old who was going to be judged for what you did while mom was gone.
And why did you let this happen to brother?
And why did we, you have two adopted siblings with special needs.