The morning I noticed the bruise along my son Drew’s jaw, I knew something was wrong. He sat quietly in the passenger seat on the way to school, staring out the window and avoiding eye contact. When I gently asked what had happened, he simply shrugged and said it was from practice. The answer felt incomplete, but I did not push him. As a parent, I had learned that sometimes children need time before they feel ready to talk. Still, a feeling stayed with me throughout the day that there was more to the story than he was willing to...
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