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When Family Estrangement Puts You in the Middle

My sister asked me to be her emergency contact for a medical procedure but she hasn't spoken to our parents in two years and I know it would devastate them to find out this way.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Being chosen as a bridge between severed relationships creates impossible loyalty conflicts.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Care ethics — justice from relationship?”

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