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'I Feel Guilty for Wanting to Move Away From My Family!'

You can't honor and respect the people you love the most without honoring and respecting yourself first.

Heather Havrilesky
Oct 08, 2025
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Le Chant du Cygne (1958), Jane Graverol

Hi Polly,

I moved back into my parent’s after living a couple hours away in the same state for five years. It’s been nearly a year. I felt guilty for not visiting or calling enough, and now that I’m here all the time I can’t stand it. Did I mention I have a brother? He visits every weekend, and if I’m not here he sa…

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