Parents don’t look the other way
“Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
Humans come equipped with a primitive defense mechanism aimed at reducing anxiety: "If I ignore it, it'll go away." Very human, very natural, very understandable. We all do it. It may even have some evolutionary advantage. After all, facing away from a problem can lower blood pressure and keep stress under control.
But problems have a momentum of their own; they only get worse when they're ignored.
When we don’t face the truth because it might frighten and upset us, we move to the place called Denial. But emotions have little to do with logic. (Article Source). If denial is a small dark room, joining with others and facing the truth together brings out the light of day.
But denial is where some parents are living. They are looking the other way. Ignoring problems or worse,