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Imagine we fast forward five years from now. How do you want to feel when you think about your father?

I want to feel at peace with any emotions that might come up.

I'm aware that there will likely always be emotions.

I just want to be, I want to be not so scared of them when I feel them.

Welcome to how to. I'm Carveau Wallace.

You know, of all the jobs that parents have to do, perhaps the primary one is protection.

When we hold that tiny, precious little bundle in our hands, our first thought is,

holy shit, you're so small and vulnerable.

I'm never going to let anything happen to you.

And so you try to protect them as best you can.

You don't always succeed, but you always try.

I mean, that's what parenting is, right?

But what happens when your parent doesn't protect you? What happens when they not only let bad things happen to you,

but they doubt and dismiss you when you ask them for help and love?

They can be devastating to realize and accept that you are not safe with your own parents.

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