broad-shouldered beasts
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“You got a good support system?” his PO asks when he meets him.
“No,” Mickey says, because he doesn’t. But after a while, he realizes that might not be true.
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- Part 1 of broad-shouldered beasts
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The one constant in Mickey's life has been the fear of his father. It makes sense that now that Mickey's life feels like it's finally on track, Terry pops back up.
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- Part 2 of broad-shouldered beasts
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Mickey's never going to win any awards for finding the right words, but he manages to get his point across. (5 important conversations Mickey has with women in his life, +1 with two guys.)
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- Part 3 of broad-shouldered beasts
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Being better at communication takes effort. Mickey's still got walls up Ian can't see over.
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- Part 4 of broad-shouldered beasts
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Yevgeny's kindergarten graduation is coming up and bringing a lot of new feelings with it. This whole "healthy family" thing is a work in progress.
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- Part 5 of broad-shouldered beasts
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Mickey doesn’t even know when his birthday is until he’s in the second grade. He learns really quickly it never mattered, anyway. (5 of Mickey's worst birthdays, plus one of the best.)
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- Part 6 of broad-shouldered beasts
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Ian has an idea to get Mickey health insurance. Mickey's on board. Mickey's excited. Until he's not. And he has no idea why.
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- Part 7 of broad-shouldered beasts
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Ian doesn't blame Mickey for needing time to trust him again. Mostly, he just blames himself, and he doesn't necessarily handle that healthily.
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- Part 8 of broad-shouldered beasts
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When Terry dies, Mickey can't figure out all the different, complicated emotions he's feeling. He's afraid he's going to do something he can't take back, so he leaves. He doesn't regret running, but he sure regrets where he ends up. Luckily, though, he's got people on his side to make sure he always makes it back.
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- Part 9 of broad-shouldered beasts
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Mickey's frustrated, because so far his healing seems to be baby steps forward and big steps backward. But he wakes up one day and realizes those baby steps have gotten him far enough along to take a big leap.
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- Part 10 of broad-shouldered beasts
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If someone had told Doug Hawkins a year ago his favorite, most promising parolee was going to be a Milkovich, he would've laughed in their face. But it doesn't take long for him to realize there's something different about Mickey.
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- Part 11 of broad-shouldered beasts
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Mickey's parole is up, and for the first time in his life, he's seriously considering what kind of man he is--and what kind of man he wants to be.
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- Part 12 of broad-shouldered beasts
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In his entire life, Yevgeny has never felt unwanted or unloved by his family. The more he learns about his parents' lives, the more incredible he realizes this is.
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- Part 13 of broad-shouldered beasts
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Mickey doesn't know how or when it happened, but at some point he became the guy people turn to for help.
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- Part 14 of broad-shouldered beasts