Local View: Generational harm can stop with us

Local View: Generational harm can stop with us

I did not know what an ACE score was when I was a child. I only knew that I learned to be good. I learned to read moods quickly. I learned that raised voices meant “brace yourself.” I learned that love and fear could live in the same room. When I first calculated my Adverse Childhood Experiences score, or ACE score, as an adult, the number surprised me. It was higher than I expected. Five. Research tells us an ACE score of four or more significa…