Will this be a story about thriving… or a cautionary tale about the family who couldn’t talk about car keys?

Parents who once warned you about consequences now shrug off their own risks.

Let’s normalize we don’t have it figured out and this can be tricky and sticky but not impossible! 

The very people who once grounded you are suddenly the ones slamming metaphorical doors and insisting they know best.

I was trying to navigate a landscape that made no sense, emotionally raw, uncertain who to trust, and afraid of every next step. I felt stripped bare.