In an ideal world, children should be able to trust theirparents. After all, it’s the grown-ups in the family who are responsible forthe kids. No child should ever have to worry about safety when mom and dad arearound for protection - in an ideal world. That’s the world Ross thought he was living in when he was 8years old, with his older brother Ryan, who was 10. They were happy kids withno reason to be afraid. Until one night at their home in Charlotte, NorthCarolina, when his mother told his father she wanted a divorce. That’s whensomething snapped in Ross’s dad’s mind, and he got a gun, and forever changedthe history of their family. This is a Flashback episode. Ross was 21 when we first hadthis conversation, and he’s permanently blind. At the time, he was training toswim in the Summer 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo.  Now he’s 27, and I spoke with him again recently, so you’llbe able to learn what’s happened in his life since he originally appeared onthe podcast, and what his plans are for the future. Ross is a pretty amazingyoung man and I think you’ll enjoy this episode. If you’d like to contact Ross:Instagram: @RossMinorOfficialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlindRossMinorTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rossminor Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:https://WhatWasThatLike.com/223 Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription wasdone by James Lai. Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousandsof other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook(many of the podcast guests are there as well) Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audioexclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was ThatLike PLUS. Try What Was That Like PLUS free:iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcastfeed, click on “Try free”Android: on your phone, go toWhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any app Sponsor deals:If you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + freeshipping @IndaCloud with code [WHATWAS] at https://inda.shop/[WHATWAS]!#indacloudpod Go to ThriveMarket.com/WHATWASto get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift just for signing up. Go to Quince.com/whatwasfor free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [WHATWAS] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices