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When family members misread the room with spiritual humor

Our family dinner conversations used to flow naturally but now my brother keeps inserting Mulla Nasreddin stories at random moments thinking they're relevant, and the rest of us don't know how to tell him they're not landing. His timing is off but he's so enthusiastic about sharing this wisdom tradition.

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Enthusiasm for wisdom traditions can override social attunement, creating disconnection in the name of connection.

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