"It's OK, Nic. You're fine. Just take it slowly."
"I can't," he called. "I'm stuck."
"You can," I said. "You can do it."
"I can't get down." He began crying.
"Take your time," I said. "Find one foothold at a time. Go slowly."
"I can't."
"You can."
He wrapped his gangly legs and arms tighter around the branch.
"I'll fall."
"You won't."
"I will."
I stood directly underneath and yelled up to him, "You're fine. Take your time." I said it, but I was thinking, I'll catch you if you fall."/>

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" I want to come down," Nic said suddenly.
"It's OK, Nic. You're fine. Just take it slowly."
"I can't," he called. "I'm stuck."
"You can," I said. "You can do it."
"I can't get down." He began crying.
"Take your time," I said. "Find one foothold at a time. Go slowly."
"I can't."
"You can."
He wrapped his gangly legs and arms tighter around the branch.
"I'll fall."
"You won't."
"I will."
I stood directly underneath and yelled up to him, "You're fine. Take your time." I said it, but I was thinking, I'll catch you if you fall. "

― David Sheff , Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

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David Sheff quote : I want to come down,"It's OK, Nic. You're fine. Just take it slowly."
"I can't," he called. "I'm stuck."
"You can," I said. "You can do it."
"I can't get down." He began crying.
"Take your time," I said. "Find one foothold at a time. Go slowly."
"I can't."
"You can."
He wrapped his gangly legs and arms tighter around the branch.
"I'll fall."
"You won't."
"I will."
I stood directly underneath and yelled up to him, "You're fine. Take your time." I said it, but I was thinking, I'll catch you if you fall." style="width:100%;margin:20px 0;"/>
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