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

plunged into his stomach. He pictured the dog—alone, terrified, abandoned again. Trapped in a cage while the world burned around him. The thought twisted something deep inside him, a PTSD trigger that screamed leave no man behind.

Karen tried pulling Ethan again, using her full weight. “Come on! We’ll get him once the fire team arrives! We have to clear continue reading …