Was I Wrong to Mention Incest?

“I made one comment at a family gathering… and it detonated everything.” Part 3

My aunt and uncle lost it. Me and my cousin were told to leave and come back later.

For context: my cousin’s brother has an intellectual disability and is non-verbal.

We weren’t mocking him — but I fully understand how it sounded. We came back later

and apologized. They refused to speak to us for a while. What made this spiral

was that this isn’t ancient history in our family. Just last year, we attended a wedding

between second cousins. While my parents have moved away from this, incest still exists

in parts of our extended family. Eventually, my cousin and I sat down with his