"Come here, baby," she said, pulling Jesse towards their bed. Once there, she let him lean against her, though he could curl up in her lap too if he chose to.
"Jayden was abused emotionally, mentally and physically, for years." Of course Jesse knew that, because he had been too. "So was Nicholas and so was I, to a lesser extent. He probably can't just snap out of whatever is making him feel worthless. I think maybe we need to let him know we understand why he feels that way, instead of telling him he shouldn't?"