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BROKEN FAMILY TIDES


I never wanted to take the time to write this, but it feels like I have to. I wanted to keep this silent, but it feels like I can't anymore. I remember back in the day, we all use to be so close. I use to think nothing could break our family, no matter how hard life could be. I use to think our family was unbreakable, no matter the cost of the situations we've seen. We would argue at times, but we would still build each other up piece by piece. But now when I see everyone, no love can be found. It's beneath the grief we hide from each other. We don't want to take the time to greet one another. We only look at hated flaws we have on each other. I never heard Immediate family say that their proud of one another. The only time we come together is whenever we want to put someone down. Or whenever death comes around. I never thought our family would turn out this way. Grandkids hiding away and don't want to deal with their own parents. Then parents blaming the children for being ungrateful, even though you've caused some of the damage. Their is blaming in every direction, but no one wants to blame themselves. I see fingers pointing in every direction, when they should be pointed at yourselves. But I forgot, no one cares about no body, but themselves. It's so sad to reveal the truth of how we really are. It tears my world apart. I use to believe we all had strong hearts. Until family secrets started to break apart. You've hidden a lot of secret messages. You tried to keep us in a cage. Now we don't want to be around anymore. You have to deal with a renegade. Everyone is to blame, including me. it's not one sided. And I know my family to well to know they will never come through to admit something they did wrong. They're to hard headed to be strong. And if I'm wrong, I hope God can prove me right. I'm not hiding nothing in the dark anymore, it's on sight. I know some of you will try to play the victim and say I'm wrong for writing this. And say I shouldn't express my feelings publicly. But what makes this wrong. It's my therapy. And if I try to speak on this with any of you. You would just use my words against me. So Imma just leave this here, and let this topic soak in fear. I'm not saying goodbye to my family. But our tides are broken. And If we don't come together and fix them. We will lose each other forever.
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