despite all of the environmental pressures from my neighborhood and community, I received a different message at home. And that just might have saved… - JD Vance

I was nine months old the first time Mamaw saw my mother put Pepsi in my bottle.

I quickly realized that Trump's actual policy proposals, such as they are, range from immoral to absurd.

For kids like me, the part of the brain that deals with stress and conflict is always activated - the switch flipped indefinitely. We are constantly ready to fight or flee, because there is constant exposure to the bear, whether that bear is an alcoholic dad or an unhinged mom. We become hard-wired for conflict. And that wiring remains, even when there's no more conflict to be had.