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When protecting children from reality leaves them unprepared

My husband and I never discuss money in front of the kids because we fight about it constantly and now my teenager has no idea how a household actually works.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The adult complexities we hide to preserve innocence often leave our children unable to engage with the actual demands of life.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Unintended legacy — what we leave without meaning to?”

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