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The thing nobody in my family talks about

started by aunty_nkem 6 days ago 3 replies 3 views

  1. There is a whole year in the eighties that nobody in my family will discuss. I only know it happened because of how quiet the room gets.
  2. Every family has one. Mine is an uncle whose name disappeared from every conversation at once.
  3. And you only find out at a funeral, from somebody who assumed you already knew.
  4. Reading this at work and having to put my phone down.

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