As I heard the words that I knew would change my life from that point on, my heart sank. "No, no, no," I screamed. I began to break down,...

A vacation with just the four of us was unheard of. Every summer, we would join three other families and rent out a beach house in The...

The absence of quality time together was the unspoken norm within my home. Each of us seemed to navigate life on separate paths, but my...

Before we dive into the tapestry of my experiences, let me paint a picture of how life used to be. I lived in a "normal" family...