At 30,000 Feet, I Watched My Wife Crawl Across the Floor With Both Legs in Casts While My Mother Hid Her Crutches—Then I Noticed What Was Recording Behind Them
Accept anything my mother does.
I meant:
I am tired.
This argument is uncomfortable.
Please make it disappear without requiring anything difficult from me.
That is what conflict avoidance often means when translated honestly.
Someone else absorbs the conflict so you can continue feeling peaceful.
Clara absorbed it.
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