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    We had a long driveway. I quickly learned how to position myself to be able to see out the window and prepare before being seen.

    That was also around the same time I learned how to quickly make a bug-out bag, a bit of cryptography(My dad and I had a code language, just in case), and just how far I can be pushed before physical response is my only response.

    There isn’t enough therapy in the world.

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        Mostly, yeah. He’s practically getting to live his dream these days, after going through a pretty long rough patch.

        I’m still untangling things, in my own way, but I can also recognize the strides I’ve been able to make with it. It’s taken many a long year to get to the point where even talking about it didn’t leave me shaking in anger or fear, and I consider that a major improvement. Shaking off the last shadows from the monster.