Issue No. 16 of the Knowing Road. It is often not strangers who hurt us, but it is those that we care about the most who can inflict the greatest amount of emotional pain. Perhaps they know our vulnerabilities. Maybe they understand what words or actions will sting us the most. Regardless of the cause, the emotions of disappointment, judgment, resentment, withholding, blame, anger and confusion are often left in the wake of such conflict.