When Good News Feels Unwelcome at Home Not every family celebrates growth, healing, or success. In some families, good news is met with silence, discomfort, or even resentment, while bad news is received with attention, excitement, and judgment. It is a painful reality that many people experience but rarely talk about openly. In families like these, your happiness feels threatening. When you succeed, improve, or find peace, it disrupts a familiar pattern. Some relatives are more comfortable when you are struggling, because it confirms their expectations or makes them feel superior, secure, or justified in their opinions about you. Your progress reminds them of what they haven’t healed, achieved, or confronted in themselves. For people who grow up in such environments, sharing good news becomes exhausting. You learn to protect your joy because it is not safe to celebrate it openly. Achievements are downplayed, dreams are kept quiet, and healing happens in silence. Meanwhile, when hardsh...
