If you are developing a project around this theme, I can help you flesh out the details. Tell me: What is the ? (novel, screenplay, TV pilot)

Parents often project their failed dreams onto their offspring, creating a pressure cooker environment.

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A DNA test, an old letter, or a sudden confession reveals a hidden truth, such as an affair, a secret child, or a past crime.

Characters should dance around certain "taboo" topics that everyone knows not to bring up. The tension built by what characters don't say is often more powerful than what they do say.