Breaking Up (With Family) Is Hard to Do

Levi Gardner
Nov 7 · 6 min read
Photo of me (red striped shirt) and four siblings…and some other kids I guess

Saying goodbye to the cult has been the worst, but for the best.

I think it has been the most pronounced since my divorce, but it began long before then.

In my adult life, as I carved out a path that was markedly different than the one I was supposed to, my parents and siblings have still acted kindly, but in the awkward way…

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Human in Process. Urban farmer, father, environmental educator and aspiring author. Founder of www.urbanrootsgr.org. @reallevigardner

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