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When authenticity feels like betrayal of family love

My grandmother keeps asking when I'm going to 'stop playing dress up' and be the granddaughter she raised and I can see her heart breaking but I can't go back to pretending.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Someone experiences the grief of disappointing a beloved family member whose love was built on expectations they can no longer meet.

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