16 Year Old Grace, “Your Kids Know More Than You Think.”
This episode of The Firefighter Deconstructed has a very special guest. Grace is the 16 year old (soon to be 17) daughter of a police officer with 26 years as a cop (and his first gig was 3 years as a firefighter). Grace and I talk about what it’s like to be the child of a first responder and also of a first responder who gets PTSI. Grace is incredibly articulate and self aware. She makes it very clear that your kids know way more about what is going on than you think, and that trying to protect your kids from the truth will always back fire. This episode is a must listen for any first responder with kids or really anyone with kids. Actually, everyone should listen to this.
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