Conflict doesn't always shout.Sometimesit rearranges the room without moving a single chair.People continue smiling.Meals are still served.Birthdays are celebrated.Yet everyone knows which subjects cannot be touched.Children notice this first.They become experts at reading absence.The joke that wasn't funny.The apology that never arrived.The conversation that changed direction the moment truth entered.They learnpeace isn't always peace.Sometimesit's simply everyone's agreementto postpone another explosion.Healing beginswhen silence is no longer mistaken for safety.