My wife and I realized we've been having the same fight for three years but we've never actually said what we're really fighting about — it's always disguised as arguments about dishes or money or whose turn it is to deal with her mother. We both know we're doing this but we can't seem to stop circling around whatever the real thing is.
More people experience this than they realize.
The real conflict remains untouchable, so it expresses itself through endless proxy battles that solve nothing.
“Where Are You with Parenting & Family?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.