Family secrets are another very common theme in postsecret. Because family, or lack there of, is part of everyone's identity, these postcards are very personal and telling. I always have heard, "every family has its problems" but family secrets are usually the last things people reveal about themselves. It is human instinct to show people who you are, and where you came from, but it is less popular to talk about imperfections. These postcards show the problems and the secrets that families cover up for a lifetime. These postcards seem to confirm that every family has its secrets, whether this intense and upsetting or less deep and powerful. I think that family has everything to do with identity and what you keep secret, and these postcards are an accurate portrayal of this part of peoples' identities.
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