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When families avoid addressing obvious problems

Our family group chat has become this weird performance where everyone shares good news and memes but we all know Dad's drinking has gotten worse since Mom died and no one will say it out loud. We're all protecting each other from the truth we're all living with.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sometimes collective silence becomes its own form of suffering, even when it's meant to protect.

Ideas that help explain it
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