It's reasonable that some folks might consider a blog that touches on "secrets of the home" to be a bit... self defeating. Why hash over all the old rigamarole? Doesn't that perpetuate rather than resolve?
Those are interesting points to ponder. And quite wrong.
Growing up in a family & a culture that seemed to espouse wilfully NOT seeing what was right before us, I saw the harm done by not seeing what's right under your nose. It's intentional blindness that does damage, rather than an open sharing of issues & even sore points. By open discussion, people can see where they are in agreement with each other, where they respectfully (or vociferously) differ.
The intriguing things that happened throughout my life are no worse than a lot, maybe most people. It is the rare family that gets through a generational cycle without sturm & drang of some sort. We're supposed to use it as grist for the mill of understanding, not a millstone around our necks.
By writing about things as I experienced them - which is not to say it's identical or even close to how others did - stuff that were stumbling blocks & triggers for distress can become illumination & prompts for better understanding.
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