The Bush That Didn't Burn.
Trauma is more complex than a singular event. Did you know a parent could lash out a child and it not level a traumatic wound? It sounds bizzare. An entirely foriegn concept even!
But reality is more like fog than glass. Like webs than lines.
A wound might not leave a scar if treated properly.
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My mother never noticed I was allergic to bandaids. Or, she kind of did. But it didn't matter much. I was too much like her. My suffering was a reflections of hers.
"There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up."