I know I am writing to an audience. My past is ugly, paisley and unshaven. Please try to take a break from this whenever necessary. Feel free to tune out at any time. I know it's not as easy as it sounds.
Humans have a morbid curiosity about pain - car wrecks, violence, war, and the like.
Sometimes it keeps us all glued when we'd rather be fishing. I've had nightmares about things I've read before. I know it can happen. He eventually settled down with Robin, my step-mother, when I was seven, after he and mom had divorced. I was so excited that there was someone close to my age I could play with.