There was a time in my husband’s family when two people were heading toward a rift. One of them was saying, “He needs to apologize for what happened. He said this, this, and this. He needs to apologize.” And everyone was asking, “What’s going on with Uncle Oscar and Uncle Alan?” One day at a gathering, I found both of them and made them sit down. I said: “I have to tell you that this tension between you is now getting to the nieces and nephews. They are noticing, they are seeing it, and they are asking me about it. I think you two can do better, for the good of the whole family. I wouldn’t
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