Ah, family members. They’re a special kind of wonderful, mingled with a special kind of crazy, right?

Siblings who grew up in the same household, sharing the same life experiences, turn out quite differently, reacting to the world and to each other differently, too. It’s as if the expectation is that since you all led the same lives, you must feel the same way about things.

Even worse is the tendency to decide you know what the other’s thought process and motives are, so without asking, you treat them as if they’re really thinking what you think they’re thinking.

Yikes!

Communication inside the family unit is often very difficult because of the shared history, along with the tendency to treat relatives as if they’re the same person you knew 20 years ago.

Here’s a novel thought – instead of deciding what someone’s motive or thought process is, just ask them.

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