“At a very young age you were exposed to the trauma of losing your mother.” My gut pinched and I tried not to let her feel that, but I knew she did. “Though your father sheltered you from gang life up until her death, afterwards you began to witness more and more bloodshed even before your tenth birthday. Your father quickly became the only constant in your life. You shared your home with several gang members, witnessing both sexual and violent acts on multiple occasions.”
