Our family has a tradition of writing letters to the babies that get opened on their eighteenth birthday, but my cousin's kid just turned eighteen and when we read the letters together we realized how much pain we'd all been carrying privately and hadn't acknowledged even to each other.
More people experience this than they realize.
Rituals meant to pass down love and wisdom can become mirrors that show you truths about your family that no one was prepared to see.
“Where Are You with The examined life as legacy?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.