The skeletons are not in your closet..

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. "Skeletons in the closet" .. Okay, let me explain what this idiom or expression mean for the sake of a few who don't know.. It means family secrets that are mostly shameful or embarrassing , therefore the family keep it guarded and never want to talk about it... Hence the expression "Skeletons in the closet"... In one of my previous discussions I changed it to "cupboards" instead of closet because I was joking with my husband that I personally only have one skeleton that I kept in the cupboard not in the closet, because it's a "loner" LOL and it hates company .... But now, it's out with me ... Few years ago, I have discovered that my families on both side have skeletons in their closets .. lol .. some were tragic, some were hilarious but they must have felt otherwise because they don't have humour in their bones like I do .. ...ahahah!! .. I remember when I was very young, my mother told few things that didn't make sense at that time.. I realised that it was the "skeleton" in her closet that bothered her for years and she found the courage to release it by telling me.. There is no need for me to tell other members of the family about it.. The most important thing is that, my mother have the courage to ignore the fear and opened up .... So yeah, the "skeletons" are not in your closet . They are inside your mind. Do not be afraid to open up your mind and release them .. I don't mean that you have to tell all the embarrassing and shameful secrets of your family, but don't let those "skeletons" define you... To those who thought that I really have real skeleton in my cupboard as a hobby, no I don't .. Although I would love to, but my husband said "NO!"... Anyway, amazing how people come up with words to express something.. and if it's the first time we hear about it, it is confusing .. But they give us something to think about ... Are there any sayings or expressions that got your mind boggled?.. I have quite a few that I can think of .. A few, traumatised me , some are hilarious but most are enlightening ... Thanks for reading Bess.. .