And quietly avoids.
They’re rarely avoided because they don’t matter.
They’re avoided because they matter too much.
Succession.
Roles.
Money.
Boundaries.
Expectations.
The longer these conversations are delayed, the heavier they become.
What might once have been a straightforward discussion starts to feel loaded.
Emotional.
Risky.
So we wait for a better time.
But time rarely improves these conversations on its own.
Pressure builds in the absence of clarity.
Assumptions fill the gaps left by silence.
Avoidance doesn’t remove the issue.
It simply adds weight to it.
Often, the hardest part isn’t the conversation itself.
It’s the moment before it begins.
That’s usually where support matters most.
