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When family identity shifts to exclude others

My mom always said we were 'the smart ones' in the family but my cousin just got into Harvard and suddenly she's calling him 'book smart but not street smart.'

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Protective family narratives reveal their fragility when confronted with evidence that challenges the hierarchy.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Family identity and inherited stories?”

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