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

breathing was rapid, desperate, a jagged rhythm of inhales that sounded less like a killer and more like a drowning victim. His claws scratched frantically against the concrete floor, the sound sharp and grating. It wasn’t the rhythmic charge of an attack; it was erratic. It sounded like frustration. It sounded like he was trying to claw his way toward continue reading …