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The ugliest christmas painting
In some families, christmas is like plastering a yearly coat of red and green paint over the cracks. It hides the problems and holds everything together. I’ve always been hyper-sensitive to conflict. Even the barest sign of discord can give me neck pain, headaches and nausea. Deeply-established hostility makes me want to run away or sleep all day. So I usually try to ignore the ugly along with everyone else. Cover it up. But that only turns me into an actor, not a real person