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

what if the one who feels right is him?”

Karen froze. The handlers stiffened, stunned into silence by the question.

“Ethan,” Karen said gently, using the tone one might use with a confused child. “Thor isn’t a choice. He’s a danger.”

But Ethan shook his head slowly, the darkness behind his eyes offering him a clarity they lacked. “Not to me.”

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