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223: Ross was shot while sleeping
In an ideal world, children should be able to trust their
parents. After all, it’s the grown-ups in the family who are responsible for
the kids. No child should ever have to worry about safety when mom and dad are
around for protection - in an ideal world.
That’s the world Ross thought he was living in when he was 8
years old, with his older brother Ryan, who was 10. They were happy kids with
no reason to be afraid. Until one night at their home in Charlotte, North
Carolina, when his mother told his father she wanted a divorce. That’s when
something snapped in Ross’s dad’s mind, and he got a gun, and forever changed
the history of their family.
This is a Flashback episode. Ross was 21 when we first had
this conversation, and he’s permanently blind. At the time, he was training to
swim in the Summer 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo.
Now he’s 27, and I spoke with him again recently, so you’ll
be able to learn what’s happened in his life since he originally appeared on
the podcast, and what his plans are for the future. Ross is a pretty amazing
young man and I think you’ll enjoy this episode.
If you’d like to contact Ross:
Instagram: @RossMinorOfficial
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlindRossMinor
Twitch: 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 was
done by James Lai.
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In an ideal world, children should be able to trust their
parents. After all, it’s the grown-ups in the family who are responsible for
the kids. No child should ever have to worry about safety when mom and dad are
around for protection - in an ideal world.
That’s the world Ross thought he was living in when he was 8
years old, with his older brother Ryan, who was 10. They were happy kids with
no reason to be afraid. Until one night at their home in Charlotte, North
Carolina, when his mother told his father she wanted a divorce. That’s when
something snapped in Ross’s dad’s mind, and he got a gun, and forever changed
the history of their family.
This is a Flashback episode. Ross was 21 when we first had
this conversation, and he’s permanently blind. At the time, he was training to
swim in the Summer 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo.
Now he’s 27, and I spoke with him again recently, so you’ll
be able to learn what’s happened in his life since he originally appeared on
the podcast, and what his plans are for the future. Ross is a pretty amazing
young man and I think you’ll enjoy this episode.
If you’d like to contact Ross:
Instagram: @RossMinorOfficial
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlindRossMinor
Twitch: 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 was
done by James Lai.
Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands
of 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 Audio
exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That
Like PLUS.
Try What Was That Like PLUS free:
iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast
feed, click on “Try free”
Android: on your phone, go to
WhatWasThatLike.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 + free
shipping @IndaCloud with code [WHATWAS] at https://inda.shop/[WHATWAS]!
#indacloudpod
Go to ThriveMarket.com/WHATWAS
to get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift just for signing up.
Go to Quince.com/whatwas
for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns!
Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [WHATWAS] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod
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