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

safety gate. But keep the tranquilizers ready. If he lunges… if he even looks like he’s going to bite…”

“He won’t,” Ethan interrupted.

The heavy gate clanked open with a sharp, metallic echo that sounded like a gunshot in the quiet hall. The handlers readied themselves, forming a tense half-circle around the entrance, poles raised like pikes. Ethan stepped continue reading …