My brother and I are both trying to figure out how to love our difficult father as he gets older, but we have completely different approaches — I want to maintain boundaries while my brother wants to keep trying for connection. Our different ways of loving Dad are starting to divide us from each other.
More people experience this than they realize.
You are discovering that love can take incompatible forms even between people who share the same painful history.
“Where Are You with The Examined Love?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.