Me at 16: • Waking up to news that my mother had been shot in the head by her live-in bf/2nd bd (lived) • Lived with 2 adults until then but they were both heroin/cocaine addicts • A parentified eldest daughter My son at 16: • Lives with the parent who stayed + his parakeets • Walks around being his quirky self, making funny noises, humming, laughing, etc. • Has “responsibileries” but knows his parent’s needs are HERS TO HANDLE 👇🏾