How Biting My Tongue Triggered a Dangerous Ripple Effect
A case study on the unexpected cost of silence
5 min readJul 19, 2021
[Content warning: discussion of sexual assault and rape]
I have always felt at home in my grandma’s house. My father was in the military, so as we moved from state to state, Grandma Anne’s house served as a home base. No matter how far away I roamed, I knew that…