My extended family does a big holiday gathering every year and this time my cousin is bringing her Trump-supporting boyfriend while my sister is still raw from the election, and we're all pretending we can just avoid politics for one day but the tension is already building in the group chat.
More people experience this than they realize.
A family is trying to preserve connection by avoiding conflict, but the silence itself is becoming corrosive to their bonds.
“Where Are You with Montessori and Waldorf approaches?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.