“Yeah, right, you were such an angel!”
“Both of you always ganged up on me!”
“Well, you were always asking for it.”
“Mom always …“
“Dad never …”
Stressful conversations like this are common in many families, and even more families would have them if it weren’t for all the elephants in the room. Despite — or perhaps because of — their obvious potential for escalating stress, these conversations offer rich opportunities for reaping healthful benefits from expressive writing.
