When people are raised according to certain traditions, it can be pretty easy for them to assume they're the right way to respond to a given situation just because that's how their family has always done it.
However, the world is rarely that simple so we can eventually come to learn that's not always the case. Because while some traditions can give us stability in uncertain times, others can end up perpetuating harmful behaviors or putting up unnecessary boundaries.
So as one teen's story illustrates, breaking them can sometimes be necessary even if it's not a comfortable thing to do.