A person often feels caught between loyalty to their original family and loyalty to their new family. Acknowledging this difficult position helps the person understand their feelings. This understanding can help the person make a decision.
By Pawan Nayar · from the LLOS AI Learning record
A person often feels caught between loyalty to their original family and loyalty to their new family.
Acknowledging this difficult position helps the person understand their feelings. This understanding can help the person make a decision.
A person can feel a 'loyalty bind.' This means the person feels pulled in two directions. The person feels loyal to their family from childhood. The person also feels loyal to their new family. Naming this feeling helps the person see their struggle clearly. This helps the person feel understood, not blamed. Then the person can better think about the situation.
A student lives with a roommate. The student's parents want the student to visit every weekend. The student's roommate wants to spend weekends together. The student feels torn between loyalty to parents and loyalty to the roommate. The student feels a 'loyalty bind.'
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A person often feels caught between loyalty to their original family and loyalty to their new family. Acknowledging this difficult position helps the person understand their feelings. This understanding can help the person make a decision.