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How to navigate family expectations after an abuser's death

My abusive stepfather died six months ago and everyone expects me to comfort my mom, but I'm secretly celebrating and don't know how to fake grief I don't feel.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Society's demand for universal mourning cannot accommodate the reality of justified liberation.

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“Where Are You with Grief and relief — complex feelings after difficult deaths?”

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