The Unspoken

Have you ever said "My mom and I are really close, but I would never ask her about ___" or "My sister and I are best friends but we don't talk about ___." These are family dynamics.
Everyone has them. Everyone obeys the unspoken family rules: don't talk about Mom's ex-husband, or sister's weight, and don't you dare back-talk dad.

- Why do we obey these rules? Because they keep the peace. We desire harmony within our families.
- How do we know these rules exist? Probably because we broke them at some point.

I went to the grocery store yesterday. I noticed a little boy about two years old, scooting on the floor imitating a mop. I smiled as I watched him for a few seconds before scanning around for his parents. The mother with an exasperated look on her face, turned to the father and said "he's on the floor, scooting everywhere." They discussed whether children rolling on the floor in the grocery store was okay for their family standards or not. Minutes later I saw the boy still gleefully engaged in cleaning the floor with his clothes. I guess in that family it's okay to be a little rambunctious in public. To each their own-as long as you follow the rules of your own.