The term “it could never happen to me” was a lost platitude in our family. When one realizes that “it” can actually happen, one lives life a little jumpy, fearing what may lurk in the shadows. And voilà, the dangerous root of fear takes hold, watered by experience. Could fear be a generational sin? I believe so. Generations can pass down that spirit through actions and words. In my case, “taking the edge off” with the wine was my way of coping with anxiety from work situatio