My brother and I have completely different political views now and when we're together at family events we both perform this version of ourselves that avoids anything real, but our kids are watching us pretend and I don't know if we're modeling conflict avoidance or just protecting the family peace.
More people experience this than they realize.
The challenge of maintaining authentic relationship across ideological difference while navigating the ripple effects on extended family dynamics.
“Where Are You with Sibling identity dynamics?”
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