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Scenario

When family gathering expectations clash with different time orientations

Our family agreed to have monthly dinners to stay connected but my dad always shows up an hour late without calling, and when we ask him about it he acts like we're being unreasonable for expecting punctuality, but the kids get cranky waiting and my sister drives an hour to be here on time.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The family is struggling to create sustainable connection rituals when members have fundamentally different relationships to commitment and time.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with East Asian time and face-saving?”

Peri

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