Here is an excerpt from Chapter 7, Family:
It was simple, I told myself. Be who you are and allow others to be who they are. Getting along with my family was a two-way street. I would remain true to myself, but at the same time, I needed to meet everyone on their own terms, without judgment or agenda. "How do I do this, when there is such a strong emotional connection and history?" I asked myself. The answer that came to me seemed so simple "Don't treat them like family; treat them like people." By the time I walked through my parents' front door, there was no agenda on my part, no need for revenge, no need for forgiveness, no need to pretend. My intention was simply to be there and join with my family at the end of my father's life.
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