Karamo speaks to two survivors of abuse and their mother's murder. He acknowledges the trauma that lingers after violence stops, the fear that everything can be taken away. Then he points to the people around them who stayed, and asks them to build something together with that foundation.
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My advice to both of you right now is that I'm really happy that the abuse has stopped and that y'all are out of that. Obviously there's still a lot of trauma that has happened from your mother being murdered, and I'm so sorry about that, that is affecting the way you see the world and affecting your relationships. You know, when you started talking about that, it started to break my heart because I can see, and I think you already know, that there is still pain lingering there because you just said, You feel like anything that comes to you can be taken away at any moment. So if you feel that way, why would I care about a relationship? Why would I care about anything at all? So hopefully this can be the starting point fully where you could say, I got real stuff in my life. I got family, I got people who love me, who are gonna be there for me, who are gonna rock with me, who are not going anywhere. And y'all can start building together in the healthiest way. Yes, sir.