The Table Between

The Table Between

THE QUIET RAGE

On eldest daughters, masking & what happens when someone finally sees the anger you've been burying for 40 years...

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Jess Haque
Feb 15, 2026
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It’s actually Amelia’s therapist who saw it first.

We were in a follow-up meeting last week about Millie…about tools she needs before middle school, about managing her ADHD, about helping her express what she keeps bottled up inside. My ten-year-old holds everything in until she can’t anymore, until she acts out, until she stabs a pencil into a classmate…

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