Family boundaries and celebrations: Why exclusion from a dinner plan led to a difficult decision regarding a birthday event

his ribs, a frantic thudding that seemed louder than his heavy boots on the polished floor. He wasn’t here to fight an enemy. He was here to battle the crushing silence that had followed him home from the war, the emptiness that sat in the corner of his living room like an unwanted guest.

“Mr. Walker?” A woman’s voice broke his concentration. It was continue reading …