My family is very tight-lipped when it comes to struggles, and anything remotely intimate/vulnerable/scary. The Facebook Life before FB even came on the scene. Hence my venting here! I'm a touchy/feely and very much the black sheep. Out of self-preservation, I've learned to keep mum. But sometimes I wonder about being more transparent for the sake of the younger generation. It's hard being the first one to let it all hang out as it were. But I feel sad when I see the nieces struggling with issues and no one being there to pave the way for them, even if just a little bit.
How transparent are you with friends and family?