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When family relationships become purely functional during difficult times

My siblings and I group text constantly about our aging parents' care and logistics, but we never just... talk anymore. Everything is medical updates and scheduling and who's doing what, and I realize we've become a crisis management team instead of people who actually like each other.

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Crisis has turned you into colleagues in the business of caring instead of humans who care for each other.

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