cliche

i realize that the following statement is the theme of over two hundred thousand movies and books but it still needs to be said...
you can't get rid of a problem by ignoring it. it doesn't work, and it takes way too much energy. guilt, awkwardness, hurt feelings, you can push them down and hide them but it doesn't get rid of anything.
so there you have it. i'm claiming this cliched statement as my own... ignoring problems= bad.