Sometimes people expect you to “keep the peace” in families where they are the ones disturbing it.They disrupt peace through control, manipulation, misuse, and mistreatment — and because of their age, title, or position, they believe they are entitled to do so without accountability. But here’s the truth: peace built on dysfunction isn’t real peace — it’s survival. When you walk on eggshells to maintain false peace, you teach people that mistreating you has no consequence. Boundaries are not pun