“Sign the deed or I’ll sn:a:p your arm right here!” my brother screamed while slamming me against the truck outside Sunset Lavender Co. as our parents watched without emotion.

destroyed himself.

The fallout was fast, brutal, and permanent.

Without the farm sale, Garrett couldn’t pay the loan sharks. He was forced into immediate bankruptcy. His beloved $847,000 Manhattan apartment was repossessed by the bank. Left with nothing, he moved shamefully back into my parents’ guest room and eventually accepted a low-level logistics continue reading …