Keeping secrets

Family does not mean keeping secrets, walking on eggshells, lying to keep the peace, pretending others are healthy when they are not, tip toeing around the truth, attending events that derail my healing process, defending poor choices, engaging in toxic behavior, remaining loyal to destructive patterns, or sacrificing my needs in an attempt to fix or save others.⠀

Keeping things quiet...not necessarily keeping a secret is the same thing.

A lie is a lie...no way to justify it!

In a relationship you don't lie and keep secrets. You're in a relationship to grow closer, not hide things and ruin trust. . . . . #relationship #quote #love #couple #quotes

73 Letterpress × Ian Coyle

I do seem to have a lot of family secrets in my novels. I guess I'm one of those writers who is often writing about the same sort of themes, but taking different angles on them.

Keeping good secrets still

Turns out, keeping secrets can actually be bad for you. We all have things we don’t want to share with others for one reason or another. We all have things we were told to “never tell anyone.” But keeping all that information inside isn’t good for us. We need