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When families avoid difficult conversations to keep the peace

Our family gathering for holidays has become this careful dance around topics we used to be able to discuss and my sister and I are the only ones who seem to notice how hollow it all feels. We want to find a way back to real connection but we're scared of breaking what little peace we have left.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The very care that makes us sidestep conflict can slowly suffocate the intimacy we're trying to protect.

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