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Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
3 days ago

I stopped offering my opinion in family group chats six months ago, no commentary, no reactions, no jumping in to smooth things over, just to see who would notice my absence, and the silence taught me something I had been working hard not to know for about twenty years - Silicon Canals

Silence in family dynamics reveals the overlooked role of the peacekeeper, highlighting how absence is often unnoticed.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

I recently counted the people who would notice if I disappeared for a week - not from social media, from actual life - and the number was smaller than I expected and larger than zero, which somehow made it worse - Silicon Canals

Counting how many people would notice one's absence reveals the depth of personal connections and the impact of presence in relationships.
Arts
fromJuxtapoz
7 months ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Laure Mary: Being Normal Is Really Not Normal

Laure Mary’s New York debut uses deliberate omissions and literary fragments to turn absence into meaning, using minimal imagery and rupture to signal new beginnings.
fromIndependent
10 months ago

Father's Day as an estranged daughter:?'He walked out when I was five to start a new life with another family'

Navigating Father’s Day when your dad is absent due to choice is an emotional challenge, as it brings up feelings of abandonment and disconnection for many.
Parenting
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