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When difficult ancestors offer unwanted spiritual presence

I'm pregnant with my first child and I keep dreaming about my dead mother giving me parenting advice but she was actually a terrible mother and I don't know why I want her guidance now.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Death can complicate your relationship with harmful family members in ways that feel both confusing and persistent.

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