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Secrets remain a mystery to me. I am interested in an inquiry into secrets, and in particular, secrets related to mothering. Maybe mothering and being mothered has taught me to keep secrets. Is my secret-keeping connected to learned behavior, socialization, or hiding behind a mask? Is it about projecting a certain image, not burdening others with problems, or avoiding exposure to possible criticism and judgment? Is it about keeping family matters private and tightly enclosed within the family and working hard not to let them seep out? Or is it about protecting not only myself but also others? I want to explore my Mom’s secrets because I have a sense they are related to mine: “Behind all [my] stories is always [my] mother’s story because hers is where [mine] begins” (Albom, 2006, p. 194).
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Murray, L. (2017). Secrets. In: Pensoneau-Conway, S.L., Adams, T.E., Bolen, D.M. (eds) Doing Autoethnography. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-158-2_21
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