Sasha is awesome. My family had a dog like that. My dad broke and dislocated his shoulder and our whippet mix sat next to him and stood guard.

I love this whole story. So much depth and well rounded charatures. I can not wait to read more. You are a gifted writer

I just wanted to say how fantastic these stories are. My emotions have been on such a roller-coaster ride and I've loved every minute. I love the whole family dynamic and how protective they all are of each other.

Great work :o)

"A bad father wouldn't be scared of all of these things, because he either wouldn't know they could happen, wouldn't care if they did, or wouldn't stick around to handle it."

Wow. Just, wow. Perfectly said. This was a lovely, heartwarming chapter. Well done!

I usually don't read much AU, but I wanted to give this a shot - I LOVE IT! I'm seriously in tears over here. I just want to pick little Tony up and cuddle him and tell him everything's going to be OK. Beautiful job getting at the tender side of Gibbs. I'd write more but I want to keep reading! ;-)

Want to start with, I love your story. Since you have just finished "Breaks and Repairs" I wanted to go back and re-read the whole series since my memory sucks. I just wanted to mention that it might be a good idea to put some kind of warning about the part with Dinozzo Sr. in jail. I am normally not squemish about that kind of stuff, but with this type of story, the family feel and sensitivity, the mention of sexual abuse in jail really hits hard. I remember the first time I read this I skipped over all of those scenes and I find myself wanting to do it again, but I don't want to miss anything important. So if you don't mind, some kind of warning would be good.

Glad Tony found a not mean daddy and a good family.

Wow I got caught up in the story and forgot to review. I hope you continue to write more stories and we see Tony growing up.

Ew ... if it wasn't so late I'd be cracking up at the thought of Joann's face. At least she didn't run screaming.

Poor Tony and from later stories I know he's okay but for a parent to go through this especially ones who love their child so much is hard.

OH no, this doesn't sound good for either of them.

Damn what a childhood but at least he can draw it out. It's some kind of outlet and as long as he feels better that's all that matters.

You made me cry again. Tony's such a sweet little boy and that doctor is horrible.

Aw that's a sweet thing for Griffin to do and it sounds like they had fun at the beach which is always good.

Aw what nightmares for a 6 year old to have and what a thing for Anthony to tell him.