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When your child's activism divides your family

My daughter was arrested at a climate protest and my conservative family expects me to be ashamed, but I am secretly proud of her courage. I don't know how to navigate dinner conversations anymore without feeling like I'm betraying either her or them.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're caught between loyalty to your child's moral convictions and belonging within your family system.

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