Trigger warning: Child abuse, physical and sexual. Not explicit.

My cousin Sara came up for a visit with my mom and sisters. This is very rare. Who wants to travel up to nowhere Idaho? But I was turning 50, so it was time for a party.

My dad and Sara’s dad were brothers. My dad the oldest, her dad, my Uncle Dan, the second oldest. Both boys were sexually abused by the neighborhood babysitter starting when my dad was four or five and Dan, two or three. It’s possible the babysitter also abused their sister in the photo below, but no one has confirmed it. I’ve written a little about my dad’s experiences here.