The same process can happen in fundamentalist families. The parents, who must also believe that all is well, maintain this system of fantasy. Problems which would appear blatant to the outside observer simply go unnoticed and, consequently, unaddressed, because these parents cannot admit any fault. Thus the dynamic is not so much willingness to neglect or abuse children, but an outright blindness to problems. This kind of denial can be even more intense than what occurs in nonreligious abusive families that are incapable of processing the truth. This is because the religious person would have
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The plot of Encanto
