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The Soundtrack of Suburban Silence: 50 Songs That Captured White Middle-Class Family Abuse
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The Soundtrack of Suburban Silence: 50 Songs That Captured White Middle-Class Family Abuse

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Michael "Thunder" Phillips
Apr 03, 2025
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What does emotional repression sound like?

What soundtrack plays in the background of a house where everything looks perfect—but feels like a slow-motion implosion?

You know the house.
Trimmed hedges. A two-car garage. Smiles at church. Silence at dinner.

From the outside, everything looks perfect. But inside—between passive-aggressive remarks, icy distance…

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