Family Secrets Piece

What family secrets have existed in your family?  Who knew the secret and who didn't?  Why was the secret kept?  When was the secret revealed?  What was the impact of the revelation?

Ideas

substance abuse issues
Andrew runs away from home
Dad's unemployment

Personal Secrets Piece

What personal secret have you kept at some point in your life?  In whom did you confide your secret?  Why?  What was the result or consequence of telling your secret to someone else?  When did your secret become known by those from which you were trying to keep it?  What was their reaction to learning your secret?  If you have never revealed your secret, what personal and/or emotional price have you paid for keeping it?

Ideas

Crushes
Infidelity

Difficult Times Piece

Most families and individuals face difficult times: a death in the family, a death of a beloved pet, the loss of a job, a hospital stay, an illness or injury, and the like.  What difficult time have you faced?  What happened?  What were you feeling and how did you cope with the difficulty?  What difficult time has your family faced?  What happened?  What was every member of the family feeling and how did each person cope with the difficulty?  Did getting through this difficult time make you stronger either as a person or as a family, did it make you less confident or secure, or what other impact did it have on you and/or your family?

Ideas

Coady's death

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